The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
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Movie1980·125 min
Brubaker
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
An Oscar-nominated crime drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 28%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.1/10
521 ratings
About Brubaker
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- corruption power, social injustice, redemption, mid century, historical event, american regional, prison, colleagues, reluctant hero, everyman, undercover infiltration, hidden identity, rise and fall, corruption