Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Jason Patric
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DVD Release Date: September 25, 1997
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Stats: 3,259 reviews
Flixster Reviews (3,259)
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September 24, 2009Good film about a tricky subject. Dealt with very well with good acting. Watch De Niro as he is told about what really happened to the kids in the detention centre, puts a lump in my throat every time!
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January 5, 2009A group of four friends are sent to a boy's reform school when a prank goes wrong, and suffer brutality and sexual abuse at the hands of the guards. Years later two of them encounter one of their tormentors and summarily execute him, setting in motion a plan to expose those invol...( read more)
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July 6, 2008By far one of the greatest prison/juridical-related films. Grabs your heart and doesn't let it go even after it's over. Stunning it in its every extend.
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March 2, 2008This was a very interesting story about abuse, loyalty and revenge. I totally understand why they killed the guard but I don't think the priest should have have lied on the stand about it.
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November 19, 2009this was deff the best movie i've ever watched....ever....de niro, hoffman pitt bacon....wow....what a movie....i watched it a dozen times at least....even tonight i told my brother to bring me the dvd to watch it again...gave me the goosebumps...
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November 6, 2009One of the gratest movies of all times, a must see! I guarantee it will make you feel that cold feeling in your gut and it will keep it there until the end.
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November 2, 2009My buddy bought this for me on Laser Disc back in the day and said I needed to watch this if for nothing else to appreciate our lives more. He was right.
Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
As entertainment, the movie functions successfully. But I don't believe the story is true -- not true to the facts, and not true to the morality it pretends to be about. full review
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January 7, 2007A bit nasty because of the paedo twats but makes you feel good because that fucker Kevin Bacon gets killed. It makes you think, if you're naughty, you gonna get raped.
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October 19, 2006EXCELLENT STORY WITH A EXCELLENT STAR CAST.I WOULD PREFER HEART WRENCHING ONE THOUGH. A VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING MOVIE. I THINK THOSE KIDS WERE REALLY GOOD .THEY PLAYED THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IN THE STORY. I WOULD SAY AN EXCELLENT MOVIE KEEPS YOU SEATED TILL END.IF YOU REALLY WANT A GOOD CINEMA DO WATCH IT...
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