# Brubaker (1980)

> An undercover prison warden confronts a profitable culture of brutality and the political machinery determined to preserve it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1070

## Facts

- Runtime: 131 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Stuart Rosenberg
- Cast: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Morgan Freeman, Matt Clark, Tim McIntire
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080474/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: grim, harrowing, confrontational, serious movie night, social justice viewing

## Synopsis

A new warden goes undercover in a corrupt prison, igniting a battle against the system.

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