Prisoners (2013 film)

Prisoners is a 2013 American <a href="/facts/Thriller_(genre)/hssuaQwW">thriller film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Denis_Villeneuve/f2ydjyBa">Denis Villeneuve</a> from a screenplay written by <a href="/facts/Aaron_Guzikowski/LnaeMRJe">Aaron Guzikowski</a>. The film has an <a href="/facts/Ensemble_cast/2cJreBu1">ensemble cast</a> including <a href="/facts/Hugh_Jackman/swntwoAQ">Hugh Jackman</a>, <a href="/facts/Jake_Gyllenhaal/aklK8JC8">Jake Gyllenhaal</a>, <a href="/facts/Viola_Davis/7CUAoYQz">Viola Davis</a>, <a href="/facts/Maria_Bello/8JctbHWM">Maria Bello</a>, <a href="/facts/Terrence_Howard/kEzYX7u0">Terrence Howard</a>, <a href="/facts/Melissa_Leo/nm5rkVY5">Melissa Leo</a>, and <a href="/facts/Paul_Dano/Hgcy5kIq">Paul Dano</a>. It is Villeneuve's first English-language feature film.
The plot focuses on the abduction of two young girls in Pennsylvania and the subsequent search for the suspected abductor by the police. After police arrest a young suspect and release him, the father of one of the daughters takes matters into his own hands. The film was a financial and critical success, grossing US$122 million worldwide. It was chosen by the <a href="/facts/National_Board_of_Review/9CdTXwBY">National Board of Review</a> as one of the <a href="/facts/National_Board_of_Review_Awards_2013/7vt5PKsS">top ten films of 2013</a>, and at the <a href="/facts/86th_Academy_Awards/brc03MdM">86th Academy Awards</a>, it was nominated for <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography/yTAnBljh">Best Cinematography</a>.

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