
The Captive
Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerrobots/ai/spacemysteryunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"When hope is all you have."
Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, intricate crime thriller, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
5.9 /10
TMDB · 875 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Atom Egoyan
Cast
- Ryan Reynolds
- Scott Speedman
- Rosario Dawson
- Mireille Enos
- Kevin Durand
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- The Film Farm
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











