Escape from New York

Movie • 1981

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Dystopian sci-fi action film set in a futuristic New York City.

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Kurt Russell’s Snake Plissken is an antihero for the ages. Carpenter’s dystopian cult classic is stylish, thrilling, and endlessly influential for action and sci-fi fans.

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Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken: the ultimate anti-hero sent to rescue the President from a dystopian Manhattan.

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In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

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