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The Captive

2014 · 112 min

A cold, joyless plunge into parental anguish and predation, told in fractured winter fragments that keep you uneasy and unsettled throughout.

Directed by
Atom Egoyan
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Tagline
When hope is all you have.
Overview
Eight years after their daughter Cassandra's abduction tore them apart, an estranged couple discover disturbing clues that indicate that she is still alive.

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Directed by
Atom Egoyan
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • crime
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, thriller, crime
Directed by
Atom Egoyan
Written by
Atom Egoyan, David Fraser
Starring
Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson, Scott Speedman, Kevin Durand, Alexia Fast, Christine Horne, Bruce Greenwood
Music
Mychael Danna
Cinematography
Paul Sarossy
Runtime
112 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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