1980 · 2h 11m · Crime, Drama

Brubaker

Directed byStuart Rosenberg

IMDb

7.2

21.8K votes

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74%

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US release Jan 22, 1981 by 20th Century Studios

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25th of 76Films of 1980 with 10,000+ votes

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Critics (Metacritic)54

Audience (IMDb x 10)72

Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 18 points.

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Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Writers: W.D. Richter Arthur A. Ross Thomas O. Murton Joe Hyams
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography: Bruno Nuytten
Editing: Robert Brown
Producers: Ron Silverman

1 nominations, 0 wins

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Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1981
Screenplay by W. D. Richter; Story by W. D. Richter, Arthur Ross
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