Prisoners
“How far would you go to protect your child?”
After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.
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Cast
40 people
Hugh Jackman
Keller Dover
Known for
Logan
The Prestige
Jake Gyllenhaal
Detective Loki
Known for
Donnie Darko
Nightcrawler
Viola Davis
Nancy Birch
Known for
The Help
Suicide Squad
Maria Bello
Grace Dover
Known for
NCIS
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Terrence Howard
Franklin Birch
Known for
Iron Man
Empire
Melissa Leo
Holly Jones
Known for
Wayward Pines
Snowden
Paul Dano
Alex Jones
Known for
Swiss Army Man
Looper
Dylan Minnette
Ralph Dover
Known for
13 Reasons Why
Goosebumps
Zoë Soul
Eliza Birch
Known for
The Purge: Anarchy
My Life with the Walter Boys
Erin Gerasimovich
Anna Dover
Known for
Dickinson
Kyla-Drew
Joy Birch
Known for
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
No Good Nick
Wayne Duvall
Captain Richard O'Malley
Known for
The Hunt
Pearson
Denis Villeneuve Director · Aaron Guzikowski Writer Jóhann Jóhannsson Composer
Worldwide gross $122M · Budget $46M · United States release September 20, 2013
Box office
Budget
$46,000,000
Worldwide gross
$122,127,446
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Alcon Entertainment
Production
8:38 Productions
Production
Madhouse Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 30, 2013
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · September 20, 2013
Theatrical
United States
September 12, 2013 · Premiere · Beverly Hills, California
Argentina
November 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Australia
October 17, 2013 · Theatrical
Austria
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Bolivia
December 12, 2013 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
September 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Canada
September 6, 2013 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Chile
December 12, 2013 · Theatrical
Colombia
November 8, 2013 · Theatrical
Croatia
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Ecuador
January 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Egypt
November 13, 2013 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Finland
January 17, 2014 · Theatrical
France
October 9, 2013 · Theatrical
October 5, 2025 · TV · Arte
October 8, 2026 · TV · T18
Germany
October 9, 2013 · Theatrical
October 5, 2025 · TV · Arte
Greece
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
January 16, 2014 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
October 31, 2013 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 4, 2013 · Theatrical
India
September 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Indonesia
October 8, 2013 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Israel
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Italy
November 7, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
May 3, 2014 · Digital
Kazakhstan
September 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Kuwait
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Lebanon
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Lithuania
September 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Malaysia
September 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 8, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
February 12, 2014 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
November 27, 2015 · TV · NPO 3
New Zealand
October 17, 2013 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Norway
December 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Oman
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Pakistan
October 4, 2013 · Theatrical
Peru
November 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Poland
October 4, 2013 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 17, 2013 · Theatrical
Romania
October 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Russia
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Serbia
September 18, 2013 · Premiere · Belgrade
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Slovenia
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
South Africa
October 11, 2013 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
September 27, 2013 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
October 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 1, 2013 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 28, 2013 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
October 4, 2013 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 3, 2013 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 27, 2013 · Theatrical
February 3, 2014 · Physical
Uruguay
December 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Venezuela
November 1, 2013 · Theatrical
Vietnam
October 4, 2013 · Theatrical
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