Prisoners (2013 film) - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was the film Prisoners released?
A) 2012
B) 2014
C) 2013
D) 2011
  • 2. Who directed the film Prisoners?
A) Jake Gyllenhaal
B) Roger Deakins
C) Denis Villeneuve
D) Aaron Guzikowski
  • 3. Who wrote the screenplay for Prisoners?
A) Roger Deakins
B) Aaron Guzikowski
C) Hugh Jackman
D) Denis Villeneuve
  • 4. What is the worldwide box office gross of Prisoners?
A) $122 million
B) $46 million
C) $200 million
D) $100 million
  • 5. What was the production budget of Prisoners?
A) $46 million
B) $60 million
C) $122 million
D) $30 million
  • 6. At which film festival did Prisoners premiere?
A) Cannes Film Festival
B) Sundance Film Festival
C) Telluride Film Festival
D) Toronto International Film Festival
  • 7. On what date did Prisoners premiere at the Telluride Film Festival?
A) September 20, 2013
B) August 30, 2013
C) July 15, 2013
D) November 5, 2013
  • 8. On what date was Prisoners released to theaters?
A) August 30, 2013
B) September 20, 2013
C) October 10, 2013
D) December 1, 2013
  • 9. Who was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 86th Academy Awards for this film?
A) Jake Gyllenhaal
B) Aaron Guzikowski
C) Denis Villeneuve
D) Roger Deakins
  • 10. Which organization chose Prisoners as one of the top 10 films of 2013?
A) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
B) National Board of Review
C) Golden Globe Awards Committee
D) American Society of Cinematographers
  • 11. What is the name of the fictional city in Pennsylvania where the film takes place?
A) Conyers
B) Philadelphia
C) Pittsburgh
D) Harrisburg
  • 12. Which holiday are the Dover and Birch families celebrating together at the beginning of the film?
A) Christmas
B) Thanksgiving
C) Fourth of July
D) Easter
  • 13. What are the names of the two young girls who go missing?
A) Grace Dover and Nancy Birch
B) Anna Dover and Joy Birch
C) Holly and Anna
D) Joy and Grace
  • 14. What vehicle were the girls playing on right before they went missing?
A) An ice cream van
B) A school bus
C) A parked RV
D) A pickup truck
  • 15. What is the name of the police detective who leads the investigation?
A) Detective Dunn
B) Detective Loki
C) Detective Jones
D) Detective Taylor
  • 16. Who is the first suspect arrested by the police?
A) Bob Taylor
B) Keller Dover
C) Alex Jones
D) Patrick Dunn
  • 17. Who is Alex Jones's aunt?
A) Holly
B) Anna
C) Grace
D) Nancy
  • 18. Who is the father of Anna Dover?
A) Keller Dover
B) Franklin Birch
C) Alex Jones
D) Bob Taylor
  • 19. Who is the father of Joy Birch?
A) Keller Dover
B) Franklin Birch
C) Patrick Dunn
D) Alex Jones
  • 20. Who is the mother of Anna Dover?
A) Joy
B) Grace Dover
C) Nancy Birch
D) Holly
  • 21. Who is the mother of Joy Birch?
A) Grace Dover
B) Anna
C) Nancy Birch
D) Holly
  • 22. In whose house does Detective Loki find a corpse after running down leads on sex offenders?
A) Alex Jones
B) Holly
C) Bob Taylor
D) Priest Patrick Dunn
  • 23. What reason did priest Patrick Dunn give for killing the man found in his house?
A) The man broke into the rectory
B) The man confessed to murdering 16 children for his war on God
C) The man stole money from the church
D) The man threatened the priest's life
  • 24. What cryptic phrase does Alex whisper to Keller outside the police station?
A) You will never find them in the maze.
B) God has abandoned this city.
C) They didn't cry 'til I left them.
D) The snakes are in the walls.
  • 25. Where does Keller imprison and torture Alex after kidnapping him?
A) Keller's basement
B) An empty building Keller owns
C) An old storage unit
D) An abandoned church
  • 26. Who convinces Franklin not to release Alex from captivity?
A) His wife Nancy
B) Grace Dover
C) Detective Loki
D) Holly
  • 27. What does Detective Loki find covering the walls of Bob Taylor's house?
A) Maps of Pennsylvania
B) Maze drawings
C) Religious scriptures
D) Newspaper clippings
  • 28. What dangerous creatures does Detective Loki find in crates inside Bob Taylor's house?
A) Scorpions
B) Spiders
C) Snakes
D) Rats
  • 29. How does Bob Taylor die?
A) He grabs an officer's gun and kills himself
B) He is shot by Detective Loki in a shootout
C) He is killed by Keller Dover
D) He dies of a heart attack during interrogation
  • 30. What substance is later found to have been used to soak most of the bloody children's clothes at Taylor's house?
A) Pig blood
B) Red paint
C) Animal fur
D) Tomato sauce
  • 31. What item belonging to Anna does Detective Loki find below a window outside the Dover house?
A) A necklace
B) A sock
C) A whistle
D) A bracelet
  • 32. Which of the two captive girls manages to successfully escape?
A) Neither
B) Both
C) Anna
D) Joy
  • 33. What are the drugged girls attempting to do when they escape?
A) Escape
B) Steal a car
C) Find food
D) Call the police
  • 34. What are the final words spoken by Joy to Keller before he rushes out?
A) They are in the maze.
B) You were there.
C) Save Anna.
D) It was Holly.
  • 35. What is the cause of death of Holly and her husband's son?
A) A snake bite
B) A car accident
C) Cancer
D) A drowning
  • 36. Why did Holly and her husband adopt Alex?
A) To help him with his diminished IQ
B) As a way to cope with the loss of their son
C) Because he was a relative
D) To assist them in kidnapping children
  • 37. What caused Alex's stuttering according to Holly?
A) A severe fever when he was an infant
B) Trauma from being kidnapped
C) A childhood accident involving snakes her husband kept
D) A head injury during a car crash
  • 38. What object does Detective Loki match between Bob Taylor's drawings and the corpse in Dunn's house?
A) A necklace depicting a maze
B) A wooden cross
C) A gold watch
D) A silver ring
  • 39. Where does Holly imprison the wounded Keller?
A) In her basement
B) In a hidden pit in her yard
C) In the abandoned building
D) In the trunk of her car
  • 40. What item does Keller find while imprisoned in the pit in Holly's yard?
A) His daughter's whistle
B) A maze necklace
C) A photograph of Alex
D) A bloody shirt
  • 41. What is Holly doing to Anna when Detective Loki enters her house?
A) Packing her clothes
B) Torturing her with snakes
C) Giving her an injection
D) Putting her in the pit
  • 42. How does Holly die?
A) Commits suicide with a gun
B) Shot by Detective Loki in a shootout
C) Killed by Keller Dover
D) Dies in the car crash
  • 43. Where is Detective Loki grazed during the confrontation with Holly?
A) In the shoulder
B) In the head
C) In the leg
D) In the arm
  • 44. Who visits Detective Loki in his hospital room the morning after the rescue?
A) Franklin and Nancy Birch
B) Keller and Grace Dover
C) A recuperating Anna and Joy
D) Alex Jones
  • 45. What sound does Detective Loki faintly hear while wandering the crime scene at Holly's house at the end of the film?
A) Someone screaming for help
B) A police siren
C) Footsteps in the house
D) A whistle blowing
  • 46. Which actor plays Detective Loki?
A) Hugh Jackman
B) Paul Dano
C) Terrence Howard
D) Jake Gyllenhaal
  • 47. Which actor plays Keller Dover?
A) Paul Dano
B) Hugh Jackman
C) Jake Gyllenhaal
D) Terrence Howard
  • 48. Which actor plays Alex Jones?
A) Terrence Howard
B) Paul Dano
C) Hugh Jackman
D) Jake Gyllenhaal
  • 49. Which actor plays Franklin Birch?
A) Terrence Howard
B) Hugh Jackman
C) Jake Gyllenhaal
D) Paul Dano
  • 50. Which actress plays Grace Dover?
A) Viola Davis
B) Melissa Leo
C) Maria Bello
D) None of the above
  • 51. Which actress plays Nancy Birch?
A) Maria Bello
B) None of the above
C) Melissa Leo
D) Viola Davis
  • 52. Which actress plays Holly?
A) None of the above
B) Melissa Leo
C) Viola Davis
D) Maria Bello
  • 53. What genre is Prisoners classified as?
A) Science fiction
B) Crime thriller
C) Historical drama
D) Romantic comedy
  • 54. What was Alex Jones's status regarding his mental capacity during interrogation?
A) He was a criminal mastermind
B) He was an expert planner
C) He had a genius-level intellect
D) He had a diminished IQ
  • 55. What was missing from Alex's RV during the initial police search?
A) Forensic evidence
B) The tires
C) A map of Conyers
D) The steering wheel
  • 56. What was the purpose of Holly and her husband's war on God?
A) To prove that science is superior to religion
B) To build a network of secret organizations
C) To collect ransom money from wealthy families
D) To avenge their son's death and create demons out of traumatized parents
  • 57. Who was Holly and her husband's first abduction?
A) Alex
B) Anna
C) Bob Taylor
D) Joy
  • 58. Who was Holly and her husband's second abduction?
A) Taylor
B) Joy
C) Anna
D) Alex
  • 59. Who fled when Detective Loki approached a suspicious man at the girls' vigil?
A) Keller Dover
B) Patrick Dunn
C) Bob Taylor
D) Alex Jones
  • 60. What did Detective Loki release to the community after the vigil incident?
A) A map of the maze
B) A sketch of the suspicious man
C) A photo of the RV
D) A warrant for Keller's arrest
  • 61. Who heard the suspect sneaking into the Birch and Dover houses?
A) Grace, Keller's wife
B) Franklin Birch
C) Nancy Birch
D) Detective Loki
  • 62. What excuse did Keller give Detective Loki when Loki tailed him to the empty building?
A) He goes there to drink
B) He stores his carpentry tools there
C) He uses it as a private office
D) He is renovating the property
  • 63. Which year's Annual Black List featured the script for Prisoners?
A) 2011
B) 2009
C) 2007
D) 2013
  • 64. Which author's work partially inspired Aaron Guzikowski's original short story?
A) Edgar Allan Poe
B) Arthur Conan Doyle
C) Stephen King
D) Agatha Christie
  • 65. Which Edgar Allan Poe story inspired the short story behind Prisoners?
A) The Raven
B) The Murders in the Rue Morgue
C) The Fall of the House of Usher
D) The Tell-Tale Heart
  • 66. Which actor was briefly attached to the project before Denis Villeneuve directed?
A) Paul Atreides
B) Hugh Jackman
C) Christian Bale
D) Jake Gyllenhaal
  • 67. Which director was attached to the project prior to Denis Villeneuve?
A) Christopher Nolan
B) David Fincher
C) Antoine Fuqua
D) Martin Scorsese
  • 68. Which actor unsuccessfully auditioned for a role in Prisoners?
A) Leonardo DiCaprio
B) Hugh Jackman
C) Christian Bale
D) Timothée Chalamet
  • 69. Which producer did Aaron Guzikowski credit for getting the project on its feet?
A) Aaron Guzikowski
B) Denis Villeneuve
C) Mark Wahlberg
D) Christopher Orr
  • 70. In which US state did principal photography for Prisoners begin?
A) California
B) Connecticut
C) Georgia
D) New York
  • 71. Why was the production moved from Connecticut to Georgia?
A) Actor availability
B) Director preference
C) Budgetary reasons
D) Weather conditions
  • 72. What was the original MPAA rating given to Prisoners?
A) R
B) PG-13
C) NC-21
D) NC-17
  • 73. What was the final MPAA rating of Prisoners after being edited?
A) PG-13
B) NC-17
C) R
D) PG
  • 74. How many theaters did Prisoners open in across North America?
A) 2,500
B) 1,850
C) 4,100
D) 3,260
  • 75. What rank did Prisoners achieve at the box office in its opening weekend?
A) #5
B) #3
C) #10
D) #1
  • 76. How many days did Prisoners spend in theaters to accumulate its domestic gross?
A) 30 days
B) 120 days
C) 77 days
D) 90 days
  • 77. What was the domestic box office gross of Prisoners?
A) $61,002,302
B) $61,124,385
C) $122,126,687
D) $20,817,053
  • 78. What was the international box office gross of Prisoners?
A) $46,000,000
B) $122,126,687
C) $61,124,385
D) $61,002,302
  • 79. Which company released Prisoners on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States?
A) Warner Home Video
B) Paramount Home Entertainment
C) Warner Bros
D) Universal Pictures
  • 80. When was Prisoners released on home media in the United Kingdom?
A) September 20, 2013
B) May 20, 2013
C) February 3, 2014
D) December 17, 2013
  • 81. What approval rating did Prisoners receive on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 60%
B) 95%
C) 81%
D) 70%
  • 82. How many reviews was the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating based on?
A) 3,260
B) 53
C) 100
D) 249
  • 83. What weighted average score did Prisoners receive on Metacritic out of 100?
A) 81
B) 50
C) 70
D) 90
  • 84. How many critics contributed to the Metacritic score of Prisoners?
A) 122
B) 249
C) 10
D) 53
  • 85. Which publication did critic Christopher Orr write for?
A) The Sun Herald
B) The New Republic
C) Rolling Stone
D) The Atlantic
  • 86. Which publication did critic Ed Gibbs write for?
A) Rolling Stone
B) The Atlantic
C) The Sun Herald
D) RogerEbert.com
  • 87. Which publication did critic Peter Travers write for?
A) Rolling Stone
B) The Atlantic
C) The New Republic
D) The Sun Herald
  • 88. Which film did Ed Gibbs compare Hugh Jackman's emotional exposure to?
A) Philomena
B) Dune
C) Erskineville Kings
D) 12 Years a Slave
  • 89. In what year was Erskineville Kings released?
A) 2009
B) 1999
C) 2021
D) 2013
  • 90. At the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, Prisoners was a second runner-up for which award?
A) Best Feature Film
B) Audience Choice Award
C) BlackBerry People's Choice Award
D) Critics Choice Award
  • 91. Which film won the BlackBerry People's Choice Award ahead of Prisoners at TIFF 2013?
A) Dune
B) Erskineville Kings
C) Philomena
D) The Tell-Tale Heart
  • 92. Which other film finished ahead of Prisoners alongside Philomena at TIFF 2013?
A) Erskineville Kings
B) Christian Bale
C) The Atlantic
D) 12 Years a Slave
  • 93. What position did Prisoners finish at in the 2025 'Readers' Choice' edition of The New York Times' list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century'?
A) 70
B) 12
C) 121
D) 100
  • 94. Which critic called Prisoners 'weary after ten minutes' in The New Republic?
A) Peter Travers
B) Ed Gibbs
C) Sheila O'Malley
D) David Thomson
  • 95. What rating did Sheila O'Malley give Prisoners on RogerEbert.com out of 4 stars?
A) 4.0
B) 1.5
C) 2.5
D) 3.0
  • 96. What initial grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give the film?
A) B+
B) C
C) A−
D) A+
  • 97. Which studio asked for a recount by CinemaScore regarding the audience grade?
A) Universal Pictures
B) Paramount
C) Warner Home Video
D) Warner Bros
  • 98. What was the recalculated CinemaScore grade reported later by Warner Bros?
A) B+
B) A−
C) A+
D) B-
  • 99. Who composed the soundtrack for Prisoners?
A) Aaron Guzikowski
B) Hans Zimmer
C) Jóhann Jóhannsson
D) John Williams
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