Escape from New York (1981)

Synopsis

In 1988, amidst war between the United States and an alliance of China and the USSR, Manhattan has been converted into a maximum security prison to address a 400% increase in crime. In 1997, while flying US President John Harker to a peace summit in Hartford, Air Force One is hijacked by a terrorist group.

Starring

Box office

$50 million

Budget

$6 million

IMDb votes

176,413

Where to watch Escape from New York in Canada

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