# Fortress (1992)

> A fugitive father battles a privatized future prison whose technology is designed to erase human autonomy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6888

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Director: Stuart Gordon
- Cast: Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin, Clifton Collins Jr., Jeffrey Combs, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Tom Towles, Vernon Wells
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106950/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, grimly amusing, propulsive, cult movie night, 90s genre marathon

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- [Moon 44 (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/1922)
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- [Lockout (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/58005)
- [Fled (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/11177)
- [Fortress 2 (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/6143)
- [Gamer (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/11140)
- [Drive (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/15162)
- [Infinity Chamber (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/288950)
- [Wedlock (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/1470)
- [The Running Man (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/710)

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