# Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

> A wronged family man enters a brutal prison underworld and wages a merciless campaign to save his kidnapped wife and unborn child.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/264703

## Facts

- Runtime: 132 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Director: S. Craig Zahler
- Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Dion Mucciacito, Geno Segers, Mustafa Shakir, Marc Blucas
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5657856/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brutal, grim, sardonic, late night, grindhouse double feature

## Synopsis

A desperate man will stop at nothing to save his wife and unborn child from a ruthless gang.

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