intense and a bit cliched
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11/08/04
Brubaker (1980)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:15
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When Brubaker (Robert Redford) comes to a small state prison to be its new warden, he's horrified by what he sees. Prisoners are sold as slaves, and even decent food can't be obtained without cold,... [More]
Starring: Robert Redford, Jane Alexander, Yaphet Kotto, Murray Hamilton
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Reviews for Brubaker
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05/24/03
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02/09/06
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10/08/05
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02/17/06
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05/14/03
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06/14/05
Robert Redford puts in a stellar performance as a zealous prison reformer in this meditation on the ardor of idealism.
05/21/03
Robert Redford, in a surprise acting tour de force, really stretches his style and mannerisms to become Henry Brubaker.
03/01/04
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08/08/02
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08/09/03
Redford is the main attraction, obviously, even though his princely good looks -- like the movie's 'idealistic crusader against the Establishment' earnestness -- are almost too much of a good thing.
04/08/06
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11/04/05
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01/01/00
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02/07/05
A good, not great, movie that reps a solid, mid-career performance by Redford.
08/09/02
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05/20/06
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10/23/04
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05/26/06
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