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Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller movies

Abduction or confinement drives the tension: coercion, escape planning, limited freedom, and escalating control.

Hitman: Agent 47

1. Hitman: Agent 47

Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Organized Crime
5.7
20151h 36min

Overview

An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

Themes

Trust and deception, Duty versus humanity, Identity and selfhood, Genetic enhancement ethics, Hidden lineage implications, Shadow organization manipulation

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Overview

Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

Themes

Abuse of authority, Body in a trunk motif, Youth vulnerability in crime, Deception under stress, Joy ride dynamics

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Bound to Vengeance

3. Bound to Vengeance

Thriller Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Psychological Horror
5.6
20151h 20min

Overview

A young woman, Eve, fights back and manages to escape a malicious abductor. However, after discovering she may not be the only victim, Eve unravels a darker truth and decides to turn the tables on her captor.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Revenge and survival, Agency under duress, Resilience amid violence, Kidnapping and captivity

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Insidious: Chapter 3

4. Insidious: Chapter 3

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.1
20151h 37min

Overview

A twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, and revealing more mysteries of the otherworldly realm, 'The Further'.

Themes

Grief and memory, Family resilience under threat, Deception by online investigators, Contact with the dead, Life-force exploitation, Boundaries between worlds

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Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

5. Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

Drama Action Crime Thriller Mystery
6.1
20151h 35min

Overview

The true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.

Themes

Group dynamics under pressure, Family involvement consequences, Abduction for payoff, Risk and exposure decisions, Ransom as leverage, Capture driven outcomes

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Goodnight Mommy

6. Goodnight Mommy

Horror Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror Unreliable Perspective Mystery
6.7
20151h 40min

Overview

In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.

Themes

Memory and trauma, Appearance vs reality, Parent-child tension, Isolation and control, Cosmetic surgery deception, Doppelgänger suspicion, Torture and coercion

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The Gambler

7. The Gambler

Thriller Crime Drama Organized Crime Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.0
20141h 51min

Overview

Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.

Themes

Debt-driven coercion, Gambling as self-destructive escape, Power dynamics and coercion, Risk vs consequence, Moral hazards in mentorship, Dual lives and legitimacy

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Poker Night

8. Poker Night

Thriller Action Crime Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.2
20141h 44min

Overview

When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.

Themes

Confinement under pressure, Risk management under threat, Group storytelling as strategy, Shared tactical knowledge, Cat and mouse dynamic, Trust under coercion

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Overview

Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.

Themes

False accusation and pursuit, Protective father figure, Deception and exposure, Loyalties under pressure, Family safety versus risk, Restraint and justice

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Overview

In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.

Themes

Economic precarity, Privacy invasion, Gendered vulnerability, Home invasion tension, Digital surveillance abuse, Online voyeurism

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