Fortress

Fortress

In the year 2017, one corporation is building a fortress for the ultimate takeover... your mind.

Directed by Stuart Gordon

Produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, Davis Entertainment

199295 min6.1 / 10

A high-octane sci-fi action thriller about a couple fighting to escape a totalitarian prison system and protect their unborn child from corporate control.

In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife Karen are locked inside "The Fortress" but are determined to escape before the birth of their baby.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

  • Is Fortress one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.

  • Is Fortress violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Fortress easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Fortress scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Fortress sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Does Fortress end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Fortress, and what each one shares →

Like Fortress

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fortress

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fortress, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Fortress, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fortress, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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