Escape from New York

About Escape from New York

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

John Carpenter's Escape from New York is a 1981 science fiction thriller film. At 99 minutes long, it arrived in May 1981. It is part of Escape From ... Collection.

The film is filed under post-apocalyptic future, hostage, thoughtful, and cyberpunk.

Kurt Russell takes the lead as Snake Plissken, Lee Van Cleef as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk, Ernest Borgnine as Cabbie, and Donald Pleasence as President of the United States. The screenplay is by John Carpenter and Nick Castle. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Criterion Channel.

Escape from L.A., Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and The Fifth Element make useful companions to Escape from New York, all filed under anti hero, attempt to escape, and dystopia. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 3,656 votes and it carries a R rating.