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Captivity

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Jennifer, a model, is on top of the world. Her highly sought-after image adorns magazine covers and billboards. When she is alone at a charity event, she is abducted and put into a cell with another prisoner. Their captor subjects the two to torture, and they must find a way out of the chamber of horrors before he kills them.
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Critics Consensus

Lacking scares or psychological insight, Captivity is a distasteful entry in the 'torture porn' subgenre.

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 07/20/2007
0/5
Captivity is the kind of film that gives torture porn a bad name. It's disturbing in the most unpleasant ways possible outside of Abu Ghraib or battlefield snuff films. Go to Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 07/18/2007
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[Joffe] brings an artful video-grunge look, and not much else, to this Saw clone. Go to Full Review Rob Humanick Slant Magazine 07/16/2007
.5/4
A poseur Grand Guignol, artistically indefensible and rank without purpose. Go to Full Review Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting Jul 18
2/5
Critics have definitely been known to rescind their negative reviews upon reassessment, but in this case, they were right the first time around. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 06/05/2024
1/4
An uninspired horror flick that puts the nail in the coffin of the torture porn subgenre Go to Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List 11/03/2018
2/5
The current plight of Paris Hilton makes you suspect that the heiress' jail sentence is an elaborate marketing ploy for Captivity. If only the once great director Roland Joffe and writer Larry Cohen behind Captivity could show such imagination. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeremy A 10/25/2024 This movie was super boring the first 2/3. Like an amatuer tried to remake Saw. Glad I stuck around for the twist thou. 3* See more 02/03/2024 Marvelous melodramatic movie!! I don’t understand the bad reviews. Great acting, no lulls or slow parts where I lost interest. A sensational psychological thriller with a couple of unexpected twists towards the end. Great movie!! 😊 See more Jeffrey P 03/13/2023 Gorefest of blood and torture, with no clear motives and a plot that takes too long to materialize. When the motives are finally revealed, they are sick and twisted but severely lacking. Without no plot or clear motives the ending is just a ‘whatever.' At least its not melodramatic with some sort of greater meaning and social agenda, that would be sick. See more Steve D 02/12/2023 Cuthbert had better material in 24 season 2... See more 02/01/2022 Very underrated horror movie with good acting. See more 11/30/2021 Fans of gore and the films hostel and saw will enjoy See more Read all reviews
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Roland Joffé

Director

Elisha Cuthbert

Jennifer

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Ben

Laz Alonso

DiSantos

Michael Harney

Bettiger

Rebekah Ryan

Mother

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Synopsis Jennifer, a model, is on top of the world. Her highly sought-after image adorns magazine covers and billboards. When she is alone at a charity event, she is abducted and put into a cell with another prisoner. Their captor subjects the two to torture, and they must find a way out of the chamber of horrors before he kills them.
Director
Roland Joffé
Producer
Mark Damon, Sergei Konov, Gary Mehlman, Leonid Minkovski
Screenwriter
Larry Cohen, Joseph Tura
Distributor
After Dark Films, Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Ramco Films, Captivity Productions, Foresight Unlimited
Rating
R (Language|Grisly Images|Torture|Pervasive Terror|Some Sexual Material|Strong Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 13, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.6M
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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