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Brubaker

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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,... 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, hard cash. So the enraged warden tries to set matters right...but the more he reforms, the more enemies he makes with the townspeople who have benefitted from the corruption. Soon Brubaker's in big trouble--and it looks as if no one is powerful enough to help. This powerful drama received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. [More]

Starring: Robert Redford, Jane Alexander, Yaphet Kotto, Murray Hamilton

Starring: Robert Redford, Jane Alexander, Yaphet Kotto, Murray Hamilton, Wilford Brimley, John Glover, M. Emmet Walsh, Morgan Freeman

Director: Stuart Rosenberg

Director: Stuart Rosenberg

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intense and a bit cliched

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11/08/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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05/24/03
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02/09/06
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02/17/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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05/14/03
Cory Cheney
Cory Cheney
Urban Tulsa Weekly

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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Robert Redford puts in a stellar performance as a zealous prison reformer in this meditation on the ardor of idealism.

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05/21/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Robert Redford, in a surprise acting tour de force, really stretches his style and mannerisms to become Henry Brubaker.

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03/01/04
Jamie Gillies
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08/08/02
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

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08/09/03
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

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.

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04/08/06
Mark Bourne
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11/04/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy

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01/01/00
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02/07/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A good, not great, movie that reps a solid, mid-career performance by Redford.

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08/09/02
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05/20/06
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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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