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Competent is the word of the day here. The acting's not great but it's **competent**. The style isn't blowing my mind but it's shot **competently**. _Papillon_ is the sort of movie that will have its lead hit near-anorexia to express the level of torture his character has suff…
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Papillon
“The greatest escape adventure ever told”
73%
Movie
2h 14m
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Papillon (2017) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Papillon (2017) — a movie tagged as Adventure, Crime, and Drama with heartwarming moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection. Our models also surface themes such as friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~134 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Papillon 73% (2,131 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2017-09-07
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 433498
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Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong fri... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Papillon is approximately 134 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Charlie Hunnam
Henri 'Papillon' Charrière
Rami Malek
Louis Dega
Christopher Fairbank
Jean Castili
Eve Hewson
Nennete
Michael Socha
Julot
Brian Vernel
Guittou
Nicholas Asbury
Commandant
Louisa Pili
Clara
Antonio de la Cruz
Tribouillard
Andre Flynn
Galgani
Yorick van Wageningen
Warden Barrot
Nikola Kent
Deputy Warden Brioulet
Mark Phelan
Sierra
Michael Adams
Bartiloni
Roland Møller
Celier
Slavko Sobin
El Caiman
Luka Peroš
Santini
Goran Navojec
Smuggler
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Competent is the word of the day here. The acting's not great but it's **competent**. The style isn't blowing my mind but it's shot **competently**. _Papillon_ is the sort of movie that will have its lead hit near-anorexia to express the level of torture his character has suffered, but can't have him grow a beard past sexy manicured stubble despite being isolated in a cell with nothing for two whole years. It commits hard to half-measures. A very unusual paradox that leads to a movie that's very, **very** okay. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
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