Captivity

Name: Captivity
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: July 13, 2007
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 24
Cast: Daniel Gillies, Elisha Cuthbert, Pruitt Taylor Vince

2007

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After Dark Films | Release Date: July 13, 2007 | R

Starring: Daniel Gillies, Elisha Cuthbert, Pruitt Taylor Vince

Summary: Top cover girl and fashion model, Jennifer Tree has it all - beauty, fame, money and power. She is loved and adored and sought after. But someone out there wants her in the worst way. Out alone at a charity event in Soho, Jennifer is drugged and taken.
Held captive in a cell, Jennifer is subjected to a series of terrifying,Top cover girl and fashion model, Jennifer Tree has it all - beauty, fame, money and power. She is loved and adored and sought after. But someone out there wants her in the worst way. Out alone at a charity event in Soho, Jennifer is drugged and taken.
Held captive in a cell, Jennifer is subjected to a series of terrifying, life-threatening tortures that could only be conceived by a twisted, sadistic mind. (After Dark Films)

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Director: Roland Joffé

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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Luke Y. Thompson

Roland Joffé creates a visually interesting and aurally unsettling vibe, and the story from B-movie maestro Larry Cohen keeps it simple. Read full review

Ken Fox

Quite possibly the final word on a much-maligned genre. Read full review

Kim Newman

Torture junkies should remember it’s only four months to Saw IV -- so you can afford to avoid Captivity. Read full review

Premiere Glenn Kenny

Thoroughly irritating little film. Read full review

Rocco Landesman

Captivity is torture porn without the sex. Cuthbert squirms, screams, weeps and pleads for her life with great conviction. Slick, sick sleaze. Read full review

Jason Anderson

A lurid thriller that marks a new career low for both director Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields, The Mission) and co-screenwriter Larry Cohen (Phone Booth, It's Alive). Read full review

Marc Savlov

Captivity is the kind of film that gives torture porn a bad name. Read full review

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JaredC.

Aug 12, 2007

Very good movie. Way unexpected.

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[Anonymous]

Jul 11, 2007

Wow! I was not expecting this film to offer so much. It was powerful, interesting, suspenseful, and brilliant. Better than Saw ! I honestly think that this horror flop should not be missed by horror fans. There is plenty of realistic and awesomely perfect gore.

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KevinJ.

Jul 12, 2007

The most shocking thing about this movie is that it's good.

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Tss5078

Feb 22, 2013

Saw meets Hostel in this entertaining, but painfully predictable film. Elisha Cuthbert is the difference between Captivity and the dozens of lame horror movies produced every year. Don't get me wrong, Captivity is full of gore and has a ridiculously stupid storyline, but it's not that bad,Saw meets Hostel in this entertaining, but painfully predictable film. Elisha Cuthbert is the difference between Captivity and the dozens of lame horror movies produced every year. Don't get me wrong, Captivity is full of gore and has a ridiculously stupid storyline, but it's not that bad, and Cuthbert is the reason. The veteran actress, best known as Kim Bauer and The Girl Next Door, is very methodical with every move she makes and that really manages to keep your attention. The maze of traps, moving walls, and pitfalls were also really cool, but outside of that and Cuthbert, Captivity is your typical gore fest, with zero character development, and a chilling story that really doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I liked it for the little things, but overall, there's nothing special here, just another lame horror movie, that happened to land the right star.… Expand

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Andys_Reviews

Sep 8, 2012

A film with a very small cast that has a very claustrophobic feel to much of the action. I have seen it described as just another

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KeithJ

Nov 3, 2007

I think the movie has a lot of material to mine, most of which it doesn't mine. The negative professional reviews are people piling on due to complaints it promotes violence against women. The movie does not suck the way they claim, it's political. That said, I think the movie I think the movie has a lot of material to mine, most of which it doesn't mine. The negative professional reviews are people piling on due to complaints it promotes violence against women. The movie does not suck the way they claim, it's political. That said, I think the movie pulls too many punches. It goes to the limit but it doesn't cross the limit ... and at the end, it pulls back even from that. It's as if they lost their nerve halfway through. There is a deep vein of darkness and fear inside us that this movie could have mined, but instead, it just took a core sample.… Expand

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stevev.

Jul 12, 2007

This movie sucks. Anything that can make Saw look good has to be immensely shite.

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