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Escape Plan (2013)

An action thriller film that stars movie action heroes, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Escape Plan follows Lawyer Ray Breslin, a security tester who enters a supermax prison to study its defenses. To accomplish the breakout, he'll enlist the help of an inmate named Emil, a self-proclaimed hero who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.

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Escape Plan
pg-13
Thriller
Action
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Release Date
October 10, 2013
Studio(s)
Lionsgate
Distributor(s)
Summit Entertainment , Lionsgate
Writers
Jason Keller
Runtime
116minutes
Sequel(s)
escape plan 2
Budget
$54 million

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