Escape Plan (2013)
No one breaks out alone.
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 9 October 2013 |
| Genre | Action, Thriller |
| Director | Mikael Håfström |
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Caviezel |
| Runtime | 115 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 5.4/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 50% · Metacritic 49/100 · TMDB users 6.7/10 |
| Budget | $50 million |
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| Belgium | Netflix €10.99, Prime Video €4.99 |
| Brazil | Globoplay R$24.90 |
| Denmark | Prime Video 69 kr DKK, Viaplay 159 kr DKK |
| Finland | Prime Video €6.99, Viaplay €13.99 |
| Japan | Hulu, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Netherlands | Netflix €9.99, Prime Video €4.99 |
| Norway | Prime Video 79 kr NOK, Viaplay 169 kr NOK |
| Sweden | Prime Video 69 kr SEK, Viaplay 169 kr SEK |
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What kind of watch this is
Ray Breslin designs inescapable prisons for a living. When he ends up inside one he built himself, the job becomes personal. He has to get out and find the person who framed him. It is a 115-minute action thriller that treats the prison as a puzzle box rather than a place with a soul. The tagline says no one breaks out alone, which is technically true but emotionally hollow. You are watching two very large men solve architectural problems while hitting things. It is efficient. It does not ask for your empathy, only your respect for a well-constructed cell.
What the critics said
Critics were divided, which is a polite way of saying they were indifferent. Rotten Tomatoes stands at 50% as of October 2024. Metacritic sits at 49 out of 100 as of August 2025. Both land in the "mixed" zone, a place where expectation and reality shake hands awkwardly. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times noted the plot twists are "disguised well enough for the not-very-demanding crowd." Ben Rawson-Jones of Digital Spy argued the stars "defy those who wrote off" their abilities.
How it did with audiences
It spent $50 million and made $137 million worldwide. That margin is thin enough to make a studio executive wince, but it clears the hurdle. In the U.S., it opened at number four with $9.89 million and finished at $25.1 million. Abroad, it did the heavy lifting. It debuted first in several Asian and European markets, pulling in $112 million internationally. The audience score on TMDB sits at 6.7.
What came next for the cast
Stallone had Rocky and The Expendables behind him. After 2013, he leaned into Creed and the Guardians of the Galaxy sequels. Schwarzenegger returned to his own franchise with Terminator Genisys and Dark Fate. Caviezel moved from action roles like The Rock to faith-based films such as Paul, Apostle of Christ. The credits do not prove Escape Plan changed their trajectories. They just show where everyone landed next.
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Sources
- Escape Plan on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q196685 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Escape Plan (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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