Escape from New York1981

99 min$6M budgetR

Peak Buzz Score

Apr 28 – May 27, 2020

2.6Quiet

#2,689 all-time moviesTop 30%

Current Buzz Score

On June 26, 2026

1.0Quiet

#1,639 in moviesTop 18%

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Escape from New York

Escape from New York is a 1981 American science fiction action film directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell. The story follows ex-soldier Snake Plissken on a mission to save the President from a maximum security prison in Manhattan.

Released

1981

Runtime

99 min

Rating

Budget

$6M

Box Office

$50M

Status

Released

Daily update · June 26, 2026

Escape from New York ranks #1,639 most popular movie with a Buzz Score of 1.0. It peaked at #2,689 of all time (Apr 28 - May 27, 2020). It ranks #1,354 over the past 365 days.

Escape from New York

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Peak Buzz Score

2.6

#2,689Overall rank

Apr 28 - May 27, 2020

Days at #1

Past 365 days

Days in Top 10

Past 365 days

Escape from New York

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In the Rankings

June 26, 2026

#1639

Escape from New York

1.0

#1640

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Top Cast

Most popular Escape from New York cast members by current Buzz Score on June 26, 2026

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Jamie Lee Curtis

as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)

as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

2.2

Harry Dean Stanton

as Harold 'Brain' Helman

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