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68% Critic Match
Lock Up
“How much can a man take...before he gives back?”
6.8 / 10• 1989• 1h 49m•R• English
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Cast & Crew
Sylvester Stallone
Frank Leone
Lead
Donald Sutherland
Warden Drumgoole
John Amos
Captain Meissner
Sonny Landham
Chink Weber
Tom Sizemore
Dallas
Frank McRae
Eclipse
Darlanne Fluegel
Melissa
William Allen Young
Braden
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Flynn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lock Up is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
