Starred Up Plot
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.
Starred Up Cast
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as Eric Love -
as Neville Love -
as Oliver Baumer -
as Tyrone -
as Spencer -
as Des -
as Hassan -
as Ashley -
as Governor Cardew -
as Deputy Governor Haynes
Starred Up Latest Trailers
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Official US Release Trailer 2014
User Review
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Tough, violent and profane
Jack O’Connell plays the part of a hyper-aggressive and superbly ferocious inmate, Eric Love, newly transferred from juvie to an adult prison. Physically, he seems well-prepared to serve his time, mentally, he doesn't understand or respect the dynamics of an adult prison. His arrival upsets the delicate balance between inmates and guards as reflected, on a smaller scale, by the disruption of an anger management group. The movie doesn't carry a message of prison cruelty or racial segregation, rather, the expected ritual violence hides an undercurrent of desperation in the protagonist. O'Connell is simply brilliant. He effortlessly switches from enraged to... |
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