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Midnight Express

Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.

Rating 7.4 / 10Release August 31, 1978Runtime 121 min

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

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