Midnight Express (1978)
"Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can."
Critics Score
🎬 74%
(RT: 90%, MC: 59) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Is Midnight Express good?
Most people think so. 72% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 74%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish 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". Wikipedia ↗
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