Escape Plan

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Escape Plan

R

2013

1h 55m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Tough and chiseled Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) knows how to infiltrate a prison -- and bust out of one. His latest job leads to a double-cross, leaving him stuck in a high-tech facility with the worst that society has to offer. Luckily for Ray, he meets Emil Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), an inmate who secretly helps him hatch a plot to win his freedom. Only sadistic warden Hobbes (Jim Caviezel) stands in the way of the two men successfully making it out alive.

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Critics Consensus

As much fun as it is to see Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up onscreen, Escape Plan fails to offer much more than a pale imitation of 1980s popcorn thrills.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Sep 6, 2017

3/5

As implausible macho nonsense goes, it's surprisingly good.

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

Oct 25, 2013

1.5/5

The most surprising thing about this movie, outside of its length, is just how unsurprising it really is, especially regarding its tired climax.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Oct 21, 2013

This functional thumper generally gets the job done, plodding merrily, if unremarkably, through the generic set pieces, making a passable fist of well-worn material.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Aug 15, 2024

B

Overall, it's fun, it's cheesy, it's chaotic and it's good. You gotta love these guys together.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 22, 2022

2.5/4

After the finale degrades into a violent shootout and leaves us dissatisfied, not even solid portrayals by Stallone and Schwarzenegger make Escape Plan anything beyond a very, very guilty piece of actionized entertainment.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 20, 2022

2.5/5

You’ll have to accept its absurdity and understand that there are several questions you’ll never get sufficient answers for.

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Jacob W

@RT17896586 Oct 14, 2026

Tough and chiseled Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) knows how to infiltrate a prison - and bust out of one. His latest job leads to a double-cross, leaving him stuck in a high-tech facility with the worst that society has to offer. Luckily for Ray, he meets Emil Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), an inmate who secretly helps him hatch a plot to win his freedom. Only sadistic warden Hobbes (Jim Caviezel) stands in the way of the two men successfully making it out alive. This is an enjoyable film with to powerhouse stars and had two more films. However this was the best. The concert was cleaver. Very enjoyable

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 27, 2026

Escape Plan = a *2.5* star Movie! So why is someone giving it a *5* star rating???

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Ashequl I

@Tofa13 Sep 27, 2026

Escape Plan, another good action movie. With Arnold and Sylvester, this movie is special. The story is not mind-blowing, but the execution was good. The casting was top-notch. The movie was full of great high moments. The screenplay is fast-paced, so it will not bore you. The negative will be the weak supporting characters. Some scenes were illogical, which could have been avoided. But overall, a good one-time-watch action flick, especially for seeing your two favorite action stars together.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 24, 2026

The worldwide gross is $137,328,301.00. Starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Scwarzenegger.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Mar 21, 2026

Corny old cheesy 1990's action movie throwback, but it was made in modern times.

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Shawn E

@Bahllusyourmouthous Feb 24, 2026

Sorry it’s weak and fake, the guy from men in black is annoying, best part of the movie? When my man 50 catches dude at the end " sleepy time mfr" hahaha BEST PART WHOLE FLICK

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Synopsis

Tough and chiseled Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) knows how to infiltrate a prison -- and bust out of one. His latest job leads to a double-cross, leaving him stuck in a high-tech facility with the worst that society has to offer. Luckily for Ray, he meets Emil Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), an inmate who secretly helps him hatch a plot to win his freedom. Only sadistic warden Hobbes (Jim Caviezel) stands in the way of the two men successfully making it out alive.

Director: Mikael Håfström
Producer: Mark Canton, Randall Emmett, Remington Chase, Robbie Brenner, Kevin King Templeton
Screenwriter: Miles Chapman, Jason Keller
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Gosdom Entertainment, Envision Entertainment, Emmett/Furla Films, Mark Canton, Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC, Boies/Shiller Films
Rating: R (Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 18, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.1M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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