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Felon Reviews

2008

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Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, Harold Perrineau, Jr. and Sam Shepard star in this prison drama, the story of a family man who is convicted of murder for killing an intruder who enters his home, threatening the lives of his wife and son. As he struggles to survive the violent penal system which includes a maximum-security state .. Read more

Starring	Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, Harold Perrineau, Sam Shepard
Director	Ric Roman Waugh
Genres	Drama

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- Nothing like a gritty, gaunt B flick to cut those studio behemoths down to size. Felon is an especially raw prison... read more on Time Out
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- - Joshua Rothkopf
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  - 4
  Great Film!
  
  Gripping prison drama, well acted, well directed and well written. The stand out performance is Val Kilmer, although there is no weak link in the rest of the ... read more »
  
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  - 4 reviews
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  - 07 Oct 2008 at 18:49
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  - 0
  Well worth watching
  
  Very good film, even though I had seen it befor a long time ago
  
  it was worth another look, Stephen Dorff is very good, and so was Val Kilmer, they ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Mar 2012 at 13:41
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  wow, thoughtprovoking entertainment
  
  Amazing, thought provoking. This was a fine piece of both entertainment, documentary and debate. What would you do for your family?, how a place and others can ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Feb 2012 at 23:25
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  Great film!!
  
  This is a very good film! We really enjoyed it. Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff are brilliant!! A must see!!
  
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  - 16 Nov 2011 at 17:02
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  Awesome film
  
  This is such a powerful film! Got me gripping the sofa and totally absorbed in what was going on - nothing could have interrupted me; not even a fire!!
  
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- - Sparkletotty
  - 1 review
  - Southampton
  - 08 Sep 2011 at 19:39
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  - 1
  very good
  
  i was worried this would be a violent full on prison film, but it had a very good story to it. not what i expected. the acting was 1st class and the fighting ... read more »
  
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- - harryeve
  - 76 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 11 Mar 2011 at 19:53
- - 5
  - 1
  Great movie
  
  I thought this film was great. I had never seen a trailer, or new what it was about, and it turned out to be something so different. This is not your ordinary ... read more »
  
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  - Leicester
  - 25 Jan 2011 at 03:16
- - 2
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  Give it a go
  
  Sometimes the better films you watch are the ones you've never heard of and expect nothing from. This is one of them. The story itself is predictable but ... read more »
  
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- - Haz1986
  - 1 review
  - UK
  - 19 Oct 2010 at 00:51
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  Very violent; pretty dull
  
  The story line is just ok - just about credible but it takes an awfully long time to get where it wants to go! The dull pace is punctuated by lots of (largely ... read more »
  
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- - Tony1865
  - 6 reviews
  - Kensington, London
  - 27 Sep 2010 at 22:23
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  - 1
  Felon - Outstanding film
  
  Excellent film.
  
  The acting from Dorff and Kilmer was outstanding.
  
  The film had me gripped from the start.
  
  Since watching, I ... read more »
  
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- - Muttley23
  - 20 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Sep 2010 at 17:39
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  - 1
  Good Prison Drama about a normal guy
  
  This film is actually really good. I was initially sceptical about renting it but I do not regret it.
  
  I think it had a strong message about how ... read more »
  
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- - TheSurlyHorse
  - 11 reviews
  - Exeter
  - 15 Sep 2010 at 18:26
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- - 39
  - 4
  Great Film!
  
  Gripping prison drama, well acted, well directed and well written. The stand out performance is Val Kilmer, although there is no weak link in the rest of the ... read more »
  
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  - TuskenRaiderBob
  - 4 reviews
  - Doncaster
  - 07 Oct 2008 at 18:49
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  Loved it!
  
  I was unsure whether to watch this title as it had been portrayed as a drama, but im so glad i watched it. I give it a 5/5 because it kept me interested ... read more »
  
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- - ukwicksy
  - 1 review
  - Trimdon Station
  - 29 Jul 2008 at 00:33
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  LOved it
  
  What a total suprise, not exactly a chick flick and you wouldnt fancy a stint in prison after watching it but it grips you from 5 mins in all th way to the ... read more »
  
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  - Yeovil
  - 07 Oct 2008 at 13:22
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  yes yes yall
  
  powerfull gripping prison drama. Absolutely spot on
  
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  - 257 reviews
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  - 12 Oct 2008 at 21:00
- - 10
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  A tv film with violence
  
  I'm beginning to wonder whether the reviews and marks of films on this site are being manipulated by the distributors. This is the second terrible film I&#... read more »
  
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  - Wiveliscombe
  - 16 Feb 2009 at 04:25
- - 7
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  Fab tats
  
  My god! Old Val Kilmer has piled on the timber and looks remarkably like Jim Royal from the Royal Family in this predictable violent no brainer of a '... read more »
  
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  - Birmingham
  - 08 Nov 2008 at 05:05
- - 7
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  Excellent
  
  Excellent movie, I was enthralled from beginning to end. There were some quite violent and uncomfortable scenes at times but others were poignant and moving. ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 16 Nov 2008 at 13:57
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  felon
  
  o.k. violent with bad language which spoilt it
  
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  - Pontyclun
  - 01 Dec 2008 at 11:13
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  Great movie
  
  I thought this film was great. I had never seen a trailer, or new what it was about, and it turned out to be something so different. This is not your ordinary ... read more »
  
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  - Leicester
  - 25 Jan 2011 at 03:16
- - 4
  - 1
  Shakey Shakey
  
  This may be a good film - but I didn't get to find out due to the shaking hand held camera syndrome ( a la ''Bourne Ultimatum) it was giving me a ... read more »
  
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  After the system fails Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff), a man who inadvertently killed an intruder in his home while justly protecting his wife and son, the family man faces three years in a maximum security prison where every rule he has ever lived by is thrown out the window. To make matters worse, ...

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  Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, Harold Perrineau, Jr. and Sam Shepard star in this prison drama, the story of a family man who is convicted of murder for killing an intruder who enters his home, threatening the lives of his wife and son. As he struggles to survive the violent penal system which includes ...