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      The Captive

      R Released Dec 12, 2014 1 hr. 52 min. Mystery & Thriller List
      28% 54 Reviews Tomatometer 35% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Eight years after a child disappeared without a trace, detectives find disturbing clues that indicate that the girl is still alive. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 02 Buy Now

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      Critics Consensus

      Wan and lugubrious, The Captive represents another atmospheric, beautifully filmed misfire from director Atom Egoyan.

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      Jerod S It's unfortunate the way this film was put together, because the angst of Reynolds and Enos losing their daughter and knowing that she was still somehow alive, was lost in the crafting. Durand was creepy and could've been used more. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review Mario C Two words: movie sucked. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/23 Full Review Jesse Ryan Reynolds performance was solid. However It could not save this lame and slow plot. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/30/23 Full Review Jon A There are only two things that make any sense in this movie: 1. Cops are completely worthless 2. It takes 8 years for cops to find a missing civilian and 3 days to find a missing cop. Otherwise it's just convoluted nonsense dabbling in multiple tired tropes. I wish I could sue the production company to get back my two hours. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/27/22 Full Review Micah Brittani B Suspenseful with a happy ending. Beautifully filmed. Don't know what everyone is complaining about. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review eric s I cannot get through this movie!! The editing is terrible!!! The theme is tragic and heart-wrenching but the skipping between timelines is very annoying!! RR is fantastic, but the film as a whole falls short of its potential Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Stephen Romei The Australian Egoyan skilfully brings these story-lines together as the film builds to its disconcerting conclusion. Rated: 3/5 Dec 19, 2014 Full Review Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer For all its problems, The Captive does try to hit the themes that have obsessed Egoyan for three decades: desire, death, memory, and time. Rated: 1.5/4 Dec 19, 2014 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Becomes baroque and ludicrous as the Hitchcockian scenario loses its psychological bearings in a web of trashy plot twists and self-conscious jumps in time. Dec 18, 2014 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Despite significant resources and a well-known cast, this accumulation of perversions, script whims, and ridiculous situations result in a monstrosity: cold, artificial, clumsy, manipulative, and, ultimately, hollow and banal. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 1/5 Jun 22, 2023 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse An interesting enough premise, but in an effort to differentiate itself from a score of similarly themed police procedurals, it makes a few wrong turns. Rated: 2/5 Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation Ryan Reynolds, lots of snow, a pedophile ring and a botched Atom Egoyan thriller -- ONLY in Canada! Rated: 2/4 Jul 30, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Eight years after a child disappeared without a trace, detectives find disturbing clues that indicate that the girl is still alive.
      Director
      Atom Egoyan
      Executive Producer
      Patrice Theroux
      Screenwriter
      Atom Egoyan, David Fraser
      Distributor
      A24
      Production Co
      Ego Film Arts
      Rating
      R (Some Violence|Language)
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 12, 2014, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 27, 2015
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