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Felon (2008)

R Jul 17, 2008 Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action 1h 43m
User Score
72%
909 votes
Internet Movie Database
74%
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
Metacritic
5800%

No rule. No hope. No way out.

Overview

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

Ric Roman Waugh
Director

Top Billed Cast

Stephen Dorff
Stephen Dorff

Wade Porter
Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer

John Smith
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau

Lt. Jackson
Marisol Nichols
Marisol Nichols

Laura Porter
Johnny Lewis
Johnny Lewis

Snowman
Nick Chinlund
Nick Chinlund

Sgt. Roberts
Anne Archer
Anne Archer

Maggie
Larnell Stovall
Larnell Stovall

Viper
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard

Gordon

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Felon trailer
Felon trailer
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Reviews

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A review by RCH2288
Written on May 5, 2017

Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) had it all going for him. A thriving construction business, a beautiful family and a future with endless possibilities for a great life. That all ends in an instant when while defending his home, he chases after a burglar and ends up killing him. Faced with the possibility of serving a 15 year sentence for Involuntary Manslaughter he pleads his case down to 13 months instead. Unfortunately he is woefully unprepared for what prison will be like for him. He gets caught up in unfortunate circumstances with a white prison gang and is then sent to the San Quenton SHU to serve his time. To survive against the other inmates and a sadistic cadre of guards, he finds himself tip toeing the line of prison politics and racism of the gangs and violent fights just to s...

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A review by Dean
Written on August 16, 2024

One word: Masterpiece!...

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