November 8, 2008
The flip side of Cool Hand Luke. I guess Redford felt obliged to do it.
Albert Salmi, Brent Jennings, David Harris
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003
Stats: 175 reviews
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July 13, 2008Based on the real life story of Tom Murton, this sure is a worthy tale to tell, however I found the whole film pretty boring and I have to say Robert Redford did absolutely nothing for me acting wise.
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March 19, 2008Good message. Sure, the end is somewhat sappy. Redford as Brubaker plays a good reformer. I've read another review that said this is very similar to Serpico, but in prison. I agree, both great movies about fighting corruption.
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October 26, 2009Classic Robert Redford from the early 80's. A gripping movie from the director of "Cool Hand Luke".
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May 1, 2009Firstly I have to say that this is one of the best prison movie I have ever watched. Robert Redford is a very very good choice for the role of brubaker. He made a good job in this movie. No need to
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March 8, 2009This is a great prison movie. Redford really is one man going against the system in this movie. He doesn't get caught up in the politics or corruption and is just doing what is right. A must see.
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