Lucky Break
Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?
PG-13
HD
Comedy, Crime, Romance
2001
108 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Lucky Break
- Duration : 108 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Ronan Bennett (screenplay), Stephen Fry (book)
- Directors : Peter Cattaneo min
- Imdb : 6.2 (1917 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.1 (1401 votes)
- Actors : James Nesbitt, Olivia Williams, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy
Movie Storyline
Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?