Brokedown Palace

Brokedown Palace

1999

Alice and Darlene, best friends, decide to take a trip to Thailand to celebrate high-school graduation. While there, they are befriended by charming Australian rogue Nick Parks. Nick convinces them to take a weekend side trip to Hong Kong, but at the airport, they are busted for smuggling drugs. They are convicted in a show trial and sentenced to 33 years; in desperation, they contact Yankee Hank, an American lawyer based in Thailand who has been reported to be helpful if you've got the cash.
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What is your dream? How far would you go? Who could you trust?

JBscale
45
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Mystery
Length
1 hr. 40 mins.
US Theatrical Release
August 13, 1999
US Box Office
$10,115,013 (#4302 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Brief Strong Language, Drug Related Material, Some Violent Content

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.39:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
February 15, 2000
Acquired Date
January 7, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Claire Danes
Claire Danes
Kate Beckinsale
Kate Beckinsale
Bill Pullman
Bill Pullman
Jacqueline Kim
Jacqueline Kim
Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips
Daniel Lapaine
Daniel Lapaine
Tom Amandes
Tom Amandes
Aimee Graham
Aimee Graham
John Doe
John Doe
Kay Tong Lim
Kay Tong Lim
Henry O
Henry O
Amanda De Cadenet
Amanda De Cadenet
Lori Lethin
Lori Lethin
Sahajak Boonthanakit
Sahajak Boonthanakit
Harry Northup
Harry Northup
Johnny Ray McGhee
Johnny Ray McGhee
Bahni Turpin
Bahni Turpin
Inthira Charoenpura
Inthira Charoenpura

Directors

Jonathan Kaplan
Jonathan Kaplan

Producers

Adam Fields
Adam Fields

Writers

David Arata
David Arata

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Rotten
31%
Tomatometer
36 votes
RT Hot
66%
Popcornmeter
1,002 votes
METASCORE
44
21 votes
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
24,418 votes

Additional Info

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  3. Common Sense Media