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Midnight Express · LeviOsa

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Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.

DramaCrime2h 1m

🍅90%

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90%

Tomatometer

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88%

Popcornmeter

7.4

TMDB

Storyline

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

Trailers

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Midnight Express (1978) - Original Trailer

Details

DirectorAlan Parker

ReleasedAug 31, 1978

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$2.3M

Revenue

$35M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Columbia Pictures

Casablanca Filmworks

Cast

Brad Davis

Brad Davis

Billy Hayes

Irene Miracle

Irene Miracle

Susan

Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins

Tex

Paolo Bonacelli

Paolo Bonacelli

Rifki

Paul L. Smith

Paul L. Smith

Hamidou

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Jimmy Booth

Norbert Weisser

Norbert Weisser

Erich

John Hurt

John Hurt

Max

Mike Kellin

Mike Kellin

Mr. Hayes

Franco Diogene

Franco Diogene

Yesil

Michael Ensign

Michael Ensign

Stanley Daniels

Gigi Ballista

Gigi Ballista

Chief Judge

Stickers

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

fuboTV

Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Reviews

10 reviews · 7 critics · 2 fans

7 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Raw and unrelenting, Midnight Express is riveting in its realistic depiction of incarceration -- mining pathos from the simple act of enduring hardship.”

90% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Pauline Kael

RTThe New YorkerSep 18, 2023

Midnight Express is single-minded in its brutal manipulation of the audience: this is a clear-cut case of the use of film technique split off from any artistic impulse.

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Jay Scott

RTGlobe and MailAug 11, 2022

Just another prison break movie... but I liked it.

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Ed Potton

RTThe Times (UK)Jun 22, 2018

It's a film that probably wouldn't be made today, but it taps into a potent fear: losing your liberty far from home.

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Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzyJul 6, 2025

An emotionally gripping drama.

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Information

Title

Midnight Express

Released

Aug 31, 1978

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United Kingdom, United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 1m

Status

Released

Studios

Columbia Pictures, Casablanca Filmworks

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