Captive
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 97 min · ★ 5.6 · 32% critics
A struggling single mother is taken hostage in her own apartment by a fugitive on the run. With time running out and fear mounting, she leans on an inspirational self-help book and an unexpected conversation to keep herself alive and search for a way through the crisis.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-09-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 32/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (289 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a contained, faith-tinged true-crime drama focused on two people talking through a crisis; Not for you if you expect nonstop thrills or dislike overt inspirational messaging like Unbroken: Path to Redemption.
Pros: strong lead performances; intense opening; inspiring true-story angle | Cons: low tension later; preachy faith elements; thin character depth
Themes
- hostage
- drug addiction
- based on true story
- murder
- single mother
- drugs
- recovering addict
- car theft
Cast & crew
Kate Mara
as Ashley Smith
David Oyelowo
as Brian Nichols
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Detective John Chestnut
Mimi Rogers
as Kim Rogers
Leonor Varela
as Sergeant Carmen Sandoval
E. Roger Mitchell
as Sergeant Teasley
Kevin J. O'Connor
as FBI Agent
Matt Lowe
as Randy
Jessica Oyelowo
as Meredith MacKenzie
J. Karen Thomas
as Mrs. Nichols
Directed by Jerry Jameson