A rain-drenched, morally gray thriller where a father's desperate search for his daughter spirals into a labyrinth of primal fear and fractured faith.
Prisoners
"Every moment matters."
Director:
Denis Villeneuve
Cast:
Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard
Drama
Crime
Thriller
Budget:
$46,000,000
Box Office:
$122,126,687
Prisoners - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
While Detective Loki is looking through Bob Taylor's notebook of mazes, one page features a drawing that strongly resembles Frank the Rabbit from "Donnie Darko" (2001), another film starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
This is a subtle visual nod to one of Jake Gyllenhaal's most iconic early roles. It serves as an inside joke for fans of his work, connecting two of his dark, psychologically complex films.
The byline on one of the newspaper articles shown briefly in the film is credited to "Aaron Guzikowski."
This is a small cameo by the film's screenwriter, Aaron Guzikowski, inserting his own name into the world of the story he created.
Detective Loki has zodiac sign symbols tattooed on his fingers.
This detail adds to the character's enigmatic nature and could be a nod to Gyllenhaal's starring role in the film "Zodiac" (2007), which is also about the obsessive hunt for a mysterious criminal.