Screwed
Screwed is based on the experience of a former prison guard Ronnie Thompson, who spent seven years working in some of the most dangerous prisons UK. What does the life in prison like? Let's follow him in this interesting movie to know more
8 November 1976, London, England, UK
1950, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
6 December 1975, London, England, UK
1969, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
15 July 1951, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
3 June 1977, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
20 January 1979, London, England, UK
30 July 1983, Salford, Manchester, England, UK
June 02, 2011
The violence is unrelenting, scene after scene of it, and spectacularly unenlightening: like watching rottweilers gone feral.
June 05, 2011
Everything is too extreme. But there's a core of honesty here.
June 03, 2011
It's all been done before, and done better, but its look at how prison warders are failed by the system demands our attention.
May 30, 2011
D'Arcy and Harper excel and there's the odd punch packed, but otherwise it's an identity parade of prison clichés you've seen a thousand times.
June 03, 2011
The filmmakers lose their bottle about 45 minutes in.
June 01, 2011
Reg Traviss's overlong thriller spews out clichés from the off.
June 03, 2011
Screwed may be based on the true-life experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson but it seems to serve up every available cliché from the handbook of tough nut British prison dramas.
June 02, 2011
Noel Clarke shines as a cocky prisoner, and the film's best scenes are those in which he goes eyeball to eyeball with D'Arcy's greenhorn guard.
May 23, 2011
A thriller which begins promisingly before descending into a slough of old lag clichés.
June 03, 2011
Here we get everything nasty piled up like a great bag of detritus, and hardly a hint of anything positive at all.
May 28, 2011
Its grimy authenticity clicks like a rusty mortice lock.
June 03, 2011
Watchable collection of prison movie clichés, enlivened by strong performances and pacey direction.
