Midnight Express
1978 · 2h 1m · Crime, Drama · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated R (US)
Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Directed by
Alan ParkerWritten by
Oliver Stone7.4Smart score
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1970sairportanxiousattempt to escapebased on true storybrutalitycautionarycourtdrug smugglingescapehashishlawyermasturbationominousprisonprison brutalityprison guardprison sentencesadistic wardensuspensefultorture
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