
Midnight Express
Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.
Directed by Alan Parker
Produced by Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks
A harrowing, visceral account of an American imprisoned in a brutal foreign jail, where survival and escape become the only moral imperatives.
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
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Questions people ask
Is Midnight Express violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Midnight Express scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Midnight Express easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Midnight Express sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Midnight Express end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
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.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Midnight Express, and what each one shares →
Like Midnight Express
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Midnight Express
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Midnight Express, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Midnight Express, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Midnight Express, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































