Trapped

R

Released Sep 20, 2002

1 hr. 45 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

List

17%

58 Reviews

Tomatometer

48%

10,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

When Will (Stuart Townsend) and Karen (Charlize Theron) Jennings are held hostage and their daughter is abducted, a relentless plan is set in motion that will challenge everything they took for granted. Joe (Kevin Bacon) and Cheryl (Courtney Love) Hickey, along with their cousin Marvin (Pruitt Taylor Vince), have orchestrated the foolproof plan to extort money from wealthy families. As the plan escalates and unravels, Will and Karen are pushed to the limit to get their daughter back alive.

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Critics Consensus

With its plot about child kidnapping and endangerment, Trapped is an exploitative thriller, more queasy than suspenseful.

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Becky C

I don't understand the low score. 🤔🤔 Great cast & terrific movie!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Gerald N

An excellent thriller with a great cast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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SkyRo P

I thought that this was actually a pretty decent movie, I'm not quite sure why people are acting like this movie was not good, I thought yes, it played the part of a child being abducted But it was a really good movie, it kept you on your seat on the edge of your seat, it made you completely aware of possibility of this happening to somebody else. I thought it was a good movie, and I thought that Charlize, Theron, Dakota, Fanning, Courtney Love, and Kevin Bacon did a great job And the Dad Stuart Townsend

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Marc Z

This is the story of a group of kidnappers that become ensnared by a more difficult situation than they are used to. Charles Theron plays the part of the mother of the kidnapped victim very well. She is a really great actress. Kevin Bacon plays the role of the abusive kidnapper very well. Dakota Fanning is good as the kidnap victim. She is a great child actress. Pruitt Taylor Vince is likable as the slow and manipulated kidnapper. The rest of the supporting cast is very good. Despite good acting, the execution just doesn't ever take this movie to a place where it is great. It is smart, and it is based upon a book that I have not read.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Jack C

This movie loses it's plausibly for me in the first 20 minutes...Mom is able to get the drop on Bacon with a pistol...he warns her killing him kills her daughter ,all well and good... so shoot him in the knee... call your cousin and bring her back.. you have another knee elbows, feet, hands , 30 minutes can be an eternity of pain...call it off and we all walk away

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Bruce M

I am really surprised that the ratings on Rotten Tomatoes are only 17% for this movie. I thought it was very good. It was very suspenseful. The hallmark of 17% movies is bad writing, and this had an excellent storyline to it. It was not a tried and worn out plot, but was completely unique. I've never seen another similar movie and I think it deserved a rating of around 70 to 75%. It wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but I thought it was very good and certainly not down in the dumps the way Rotten Tomatoes ratings have left it. Don't be afraid to watch this movie. It's well done, entertaining, and suspenseful.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Luis Mandoki

Director

Charlize Theron

Karen Jennings

Courtney Love

Cheryl Hickey

Stuart Townsend

Will Jennings

Kevin Bacon

Joe Hickey

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Marvin Pool

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James Christopher

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Luis Mandoki's movie Trapped is one of the most inept hostage thrillers I've ever seen.

Dec 6, 2018

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 1/5

Sep 27, 2003

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

Rated: 2/5

Apr 21, 2003

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An exploitative and upsetting domestic thriller.

Rated: C+

Apr 9, 2017

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

The manner in which this film flies completely off the rails is undoubtedly amusing, but its also disappointing, considering the fair competence of all that came before.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 28, 2008

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Synopsis

When Will (Stuart Townsend) and Karen (Charlize Theron) Jennings are held hostage and their daughter is abducted, a relentless plan is set in motion that will challenge everything they took for granted. Joe (Kevin Bacon) and Cheryl (Courtney Love) Hickey, along with their cousin Marvin (Pruitt Taylor Vince), have orchestrated the foolproof plan to extort money from wealthy families. As the plan escalates and unravels, Will and Karen are pushed to the limit to get their daughter back alive.

Director: Luis Mandoki
Executive Producer: Mark Canton, Hanno Huth, Neil Canton, Glen Ballard, Rick Hess
Screenwriter: Greg Iles, Greg Iles
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Mandolin Entertainment, Propaganda Films, Senator Entertainment, Canton Company
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.9M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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