Captive undermines committed performances from Kate Mara and David Oyelowo -- and the real-life story they're dramatizing -- with a thin script doubling as an ad for a self-help book.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Jerry Jameson -
Producer -
Terry Botwick , Jerry Jameson , Lucas Akoskin , Alex Garcia , Katrina Wolfe , David Oyelowo , Ken Wales -
Screenwriter -
Brian Bird -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Yoruba Saxon , BN Films , 1019 Entertainment , Brightside Entertainment , Itaca Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Substance Abuse|Mature Thematic Elements|Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 18, 2015, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 20, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.6M -
Runtime -
1h 37m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)