A Parent's Worst Nightmare

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2021

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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On the eve of her 16th birthday, Allison Riley disappears after sneaking out of her house to meet a boy she met online. When police provide no help, her parents reluctantly hire John Belton, a private investigator who has a reputation for making his own rules. Belton quickly realizes that Allison has likely been trafficked, and he's now in a race against time if the Rileys hope to see their daughter again.

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Carla Hay

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[This movie] warps the very disturbing and horrifying crime of sex trafficking into an atrocious melodrama with acting so bad that it's almost a crime itself. The movie is also filled with racist stereotypes that are downright offensive.

Feb 24, 2021

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Sierra

When the characters talk to each other it sounds like they're reading from a script. The acting is below average, but I think the bad writing has something to do with it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Matthew A

Sorry Dean!!! It must have been the writing... This movie addressed a horrible pandemic called Trafficking. However, the writing was among the worst I have ever seen in a movie since... Wait, I don't know that I have seen it this bad ever. Though the information and how things went MAY occur in the real world, it really didn't show here. "It's 20k a week, and Grandma has sunk at least 100k into a failing Dean Cain, with 1% results. There was a ton of missing tech, unrealistic situations, and poor acting. Read the crappy lines folks. This movie was a horror, and I don't mean scary! It is a very disturbing and sad subject, but it is real, even if the movie didn't make it seem that way. If you see this movie pop up somewhere as a choice, do NOT choose it! It was a super waste of time!!! Sad, sad, Superman!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Joel Paul Reisig

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Dean Cain

John Belton

Kristy Swanson

Joanna Riley

Sophie Bolen

Allison Riley

Mark Boyd

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Director: Joel Paul Reisig
Producer: Joel Paul Reisig, Angela Peavey, Scott Voshel
Screenwriter: Joel Paul Reisig, Scott Voshel
Production Co: Be Your Own Hollywood
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2021
Runtime: 1h 48m

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