The Captive

A24 | Release Date: December 12, 2014

5.2	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 42 Ratings

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royphishoohMar 16, 2015

Truly tedious. This could have been a good movie but it is simply boring. Dreadful acting and a horrible screenplay. Once again a bad film is written by its director - when will they learn? Are all the decent writers working in television? IfTruly tedious. This could have been a good movie but it is simply boring. Dreadful acting and a horrible screenplay. Once again a bad film is written by its director - when will they learn? Are all the decent writers working in television? If the director also writes the story, who is there to say, "No, that stinks"?… Expand

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GhostDragon1977Jul 26, 2023

Two words: movie sucked. This was a waste of time, rambling plot, terrible script, over the top acting, sad producing. Overall a terrible movie.

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PixarPalMay 4, 2022

Egoyan's direction is hopelessly cliché, the cinematography/lighting is disturbingly lackadaisical, and the screenplay is devoid of psychological complexity. If you're going to watch an A24 abduction film watch Room instead.
3.5/10 [E]

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