Brubaker
“One man against a cruel system.”
1980 · 2 h 11 min
Stuart RosenbergCast
Robert Redford 
Yaphet Kotto 
Morgan Freeman 
Jane Alexander 
Murray Hamilton 
David Keith
Credits
Written by: 
W.D. Richter
Plot
A new warden who has posed as an inmate tries to clean up corruption at an Arkansas prison farm.
Sinekatalog’s take
Stuart Rosenberg's prison drama is serious and gritty, with Robert Redford, based on a real story.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (21,799 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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