

Brubaker
One man against a cruel system.
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
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7.1/10
538 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $9M
- Box office
- $37.1M
- Language
- English
- prison
- undercover
- liberation of prisoners
- arkansas
- prison warden
- based on true story
- prison brutality
- abuse
- 1960s
- prison farm
- prisoner abuse
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR20 Jun 1980
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical11 Sept 1980
- Physical1529 Oct 1986
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical9 Oct 1980
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical16 Oct 1980
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical22 Jan 1981
BrazilBR
- Theatrical6 Nov 1980
- Physical14Fox Home mj.gov.br31 Jan 2005
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical7 Nov 1980
FinlandFI
- Theatrical16 Jan 1981
FranceFR
- Theatrical1214 Jan 1981
GermanyDE
- TheatricalWest Germany22 Jan 1981
- Theatrical1219 Aug 1983
GreeceGR
- Theatrical164 Oct 1980
- PhysicalDVD29 Mar 2004
HungaryHU
- Digital / OTT30 Nov 1995
Frequently asked questions
Brubaker was released on 20 June 1980.
Audience reviews
3- J7.5/10
John Chard
6/28/2014
Corruption and Murder told with cathartic style. It's odd that whenever talk of Prison base films crops up you rarely see Brubaker mentioned as a viable piece of work, which to me personally is a damn shame because it's origin source provides a worthy story to be involved in. Based on the writings of Tom Murton, a Prison Farm Reform Warden in Arkansas in the late 60s, the corruption and murder the film deals w…
- A10/10
aushro3
6/27/2022
One of the top 3 prison based movie ever made but highly underrated, sometimes I feel really so sad when see that there are many many top class movies from 80"s & 90"s are very underrated while they need or deserve a really very high attention and fame too,and this one "Brubaker" is one of them.
- W6/10
Wuchak
5/31/2023
**_A maverick prison warden uncovers corruption and tries to make positive changes_** In 1967-1968, a state penal farm in Arkansas gets a new warden (Robert Redford) who discovers condoned sexual abuse, severe beatings, electrical torture and extortion by inmates with guns who work as "trusty" guards (to save money otherwise spent on salaried guards). Then there’s the lousy quality and meager amount of sustenance…
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