Escape from New York

1981 · Directed by John Carpenter

In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.

action adventure sci-fi

Cast: Kurt Russell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Donald Pleasence, Adrienne Barbeau, Ernest Borgnine, Isaac Hayes, Tom Atkins, Lee Van Cleef, Season Hubley

Rating: 7.071/10 from 2,553 votes