Midnight Express

1978 · Directed by Alan Parker · 119 min · drama film, independent film, prison film

★ 7.4/10 · 1,947 ratings on TMDB

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".