Brokedown Palace

Brokedown Palace (1999)

  • 31% of critics liked it
    (35 reviews)

  • 65% of users liked it
    (37,023 ratings)

Two carefree Americans embark on an overseas vacation that soon becomes a nightmare in this powerful drama. Alice (Claire Danes) is a headstrong teenager who wants to do something different to celebrate her high school graduation, so she persuades her more reserved best friend Darlene (Kate… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Jonathan Kaplan
Written By
Adam Fields, David Arata
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Aug 13, 1999 Wide
On DVD
Dec 18, 2001
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    about as thrilling as a long line at customs. The screenplay (is)apparently based on those recorded warnings played in airports... Danes and Beckinsale struggle to bring some conviction to a story sorely in need of it.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    Everything is so one-sided, so stacked against the two women, that it's hard to take any of it seriously.

  • Chuck Rudolph, Matinee Magazine

    Offensively stupid.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    Brokedown Palace is a powerful drama film about two friends that are accused of drug smuggling and are sentenced to spend 33 years in prison. The prison they are sent to is nicknamed "broke down palace", and it's a prison that has an awful reputation. Brokedown Palace… More

  • Dean M


    This women prison drama is powerful as the acting is excellent and the photography is stunning.

  • Jason S


    This is a pretty good drama and the casting was great. I like that it lets you decide for yourself who did what at the end. It was a complete story.

  • Dean !


    A very good film based on true events. Great performances from both actressess. Has a made for TV feel to it but the story is good and well told. One of those films you never heard of before that turns out to be very good. Cool soundtrack to.

  • Leigh R


    Wonderful roles by Beckinsale and Danes.

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