Brubaker (1980)

Brubaker (1980)

  • 7.2
  • 2h 11min
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1980-06-20 (USA)

Storyline

When the new warden comes in disguised as an inmate, he sees firsthand all the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials are running. When he reveals himself and starts to implement reforms to stop the corruption, the local business community, who had been benefiting from the scams, fights back, and the corrupt prison system starts making political trouble for the new warden.



Short Review

Brubaker is a grim, often powerful prison movie based on the true story of convict torture and mass murder in a Southern penitentiary.


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