Radnja se temelji na istinitoj priči o jednom od najvećih bjegova iz zatvora u posljednje vrijeme. U New Yorku dva su zatvorenika uspjela pobjeći iz zatvora strogog režima u Dannemoru te nitko nije mogao objasniti kako su to učinili. Dva zločinca osuđena za ubojstvo - Richard Matt (Del Toro) i David Sweat (Paul Dano) planiraju pobjeći iz zatvora, a u tome im pomaže radnica iz radionice za šivanje u zatvoru, koju utjelovljuje Patricia Arquette, koja ostvaruje i vrlo intiman odnos s oba kriminalca te im pomaže u bijegu. Matt je osuđen na 25 godina zatvora zbog ubojstva svog šefa, a Sweat je služio doživotnu kaznu jer je upucao zamjenika šerifa.
Uloge: Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt, Eric Lange, David Morse, James E. Facteau, Daniel Johnson, Katrina Lee, Gregory Blanch, Peter Georgo Georgopoulos, James W. Meagher, Adam Meixler, John Persse, Michael Beasley, Jeremy Bobb, Dominic Colón, Calvin Dutton, Elijah Gravely, Michael Hawkins, Edward Mercado, Boma Akpore, Chad E Blair, Adam Desautels, Jeff Girault, Nathaniel Johnson, Eric Lashua, Joshua Rivera, John D Singh, Neil Towne, Thomas D. Weaver, Enzo Cellucci, Antoni Corone, Johanna Day, Matthias Sebastiun Garry, Shawn Hopseker, Carolyn Mignini, Ted Opalinski, Phoebe Amirault, Chris Bojo, Carla Brandberg, Gregory Bromfield, Glenn Burnett, Dominic Cancelliere, Andrew Chappelle, Claire Hampsey, Erik J. Jensen, Shadow C. LaValley, Christopher Mele, Bonnie Milligan, Charles Prendergast, Bobby Rodriguez, Mario Ruiz, Jeffrey Schecter, Micah Stock, Richie Allan, Tony Amen, Georin Aquila, Darren Barcomb, Brian Bowman, Jean Brassard, Kristoffe Brodeur, Liz Cameron, Edward Carnevale, Dj Nino Carta, Gregory Dann, Leo James Davis, Frank Deal, Brian Donahue, Al Dubinsky, Robert Elswick, Vic Estrella, Kinley Fleurejuste, Patrick H. Fox, Hani Furstenberg, Guerrin Gardner, Christopher G Gates, Joe Gioco, David Glabb, Charles Guess, Charlie Hofheimer, Michael Imperioli, Slim Khezri, Patrick Klein, Mike Kuse, Pete Landis, Michael Lanuto, Jake Lawson, Anthony Mangano, Scott Martin, Eva McChesney, George Mcgrath, Bernard Miller, Johnny Mirandona, Phil Nardozzi, Rachel Navarro, Robert Neary, Darko Nikolic, Alana O'Brien, Jim Parrack, Bernice Pierre, Franco Pinacchio, Annie Pisapia, Kristina Randjelovic, Eric Rasmussen, George W Richardson, Ray Rosario, Frank Rossi, Shade Rupe, Mike Scerbo, Alexandra Seal, Alexander Spitfire, Amy Stiller, Giovani Stprix, Joy Sudduth, Harry Sutton Jr., Paul Tawczynski, Mike Walker, Adam Wannemacher, Cynthia Wilber, Libby Winters, Jerry Wood, Scott Lockhart, Deborah Loring, Chris McCail, Chris Breen, Carlos Gonzalez, Kenneth Kopolovicz, Robert Stull,
Uloge: Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt, Eric Lange, David Morse, James E. Facteau, Daniel Johnson, Katrina Lee, Gregory Blanch, Peter Georgo Georgopoulos, James W. Meagher, Adam Meixler, John Persse, Michael Beasley, Jeremy Bobb, Dominic Colón, Calvin Dutton, Elijah Gravely, Michael Hawkins, Edward Mercado, Boma Akpore, Chad E Blair, Adam Desautels, Jeff Girault, Nathaniel Johnson, Eric Lashua, Joshua Rivera, John D Singh, Neil Towne, Thomas D. Weaver, Enzo Cellucci, Antoni Corone, Johanna Day, Matthias Sebastiun Garry, Shawn Hopseker, Carolyn Mignini, Ted Opalinski, Phoebe Amirault, Chris Bojo, Carla Brandberg, Gregory Bromfield, Glenn Burnett, Dominic Cancelliere, Andrew Chappelle, Claire Hampsey, Erik J. Jensen, Shadow C. LaValley, Christopher Mele, Bonnie Milligan, Charles Prendergast, Bobby Rodriguez, Mario Ruiz, Jeffrey Schecter, Micah Stock, Richie Allan, Tony Amen, Georin Aquila, Darren Barcomb, Brian Bowman, Jean Brassard, Kristoffe Brodeur, Liz Cameron, Edward Carnevale, Dj Nino Carta, Gregory Dann, Leo James Davis, Frank Deal, Brian Donahue, Al Dubinsky, Robert Elswick, Vic Estrella, Kinley Fleurejuste, Patrick H. Fox, Hani Furstenberg, Guerrin Gardner, Christopher G Gates, Joe Gioco, David Glabb, Charles Guess, Charlie Hofheimer, Michael Imperioli, Slim Khezri, Patrick Klein, Mike Kuse, Pete Landis, Michael Lanuto, Jake Lawson, Anthony Mangano, Scott Martin, Eva McChesney, George Mcgrath, Bernard Miller, Johnny Mirandona, Phil Nardozzi, Rachel Navarro, Robert Neary, Darko Nikolic, Alana O'Brien, Jim Parrack, Bernice Pierre, Franco Pinacchio, Annie Pisapia, Kristina Randjelovic, Eric Rasmussen, George W Richardson, Ray Rosario, Frank Rossi, Shade Rupe, Mike Scerbo, Alexandra Seal, Alexander Spitfire, Amy Stiller, Giovani Stprix, Joy Sudduth, Harry Sutton Jr., Paul Tawczynski, Mike Walker, Adam Wannemacher, Cynthia Wilber, Libby Winters, Jerry Wood, Scott Lockhart, Deborah Loring, Chris McCail, Chris Breen, Carlos Gonzalez, Kenneth Kopolovicz, Robert Stull,
