Youve also gotthe likes ofThe Great Escape,The Green Mile, andA Man Escaped, among many others.
Maybe not, and maybe the name has something to do with that.
Things are rushed, overstuffed, and messy, but hey, theres Alcatraz.
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Theres a big battle near the end, andthere are definitely worse places to have a climactic showdown.
That makes it a dystopian film, and it also functions as something of an action/adventure one, too.
Birdman of Alcatrazis prettygritty and intense stuff for a filmof its age.
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Beyond great; he was always a legend on screen.
Oh, and it was directed by Michael Bay.
And its set largely on Alcatraz Island.
And rather than breaking out, the main characters have to break in.
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