San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Escape from Alcatraz has generally received very positive reviews.
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Escape from Alcatraz was released in 1979 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 538 reviews, giving Escape from Alcatraz (1979) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 81% and users giving an average score of 79%.
With a score of 78%, Escape from Alcatraz is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1979 with similar scores include films like The Muppet Movie, All That Jazz and The Black Stallion.
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