Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Lock Up has generally received mixed reviews.
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Lock Up was released in 1989 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 209 reviews, giving Lock Up (1989) an average rating of 60%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 59%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Lock Up than critics were.
With a score of 60%, Lock Up is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1989, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1989 with similar scores include films like Always, Harlem Nights and New York Stories.
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