Captivity
Captivity

Captivity

2007Movie85 minEnglish

The sought-after images of top model Jennifer adorn magazine covers and billboards worldwide. When alone at a club, she is abducted and incarcerated in a cell with another prisoner. When their captor subjects the two to torture, they commit to escaping the chamber of horrors before they're killed.

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IMDb4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes7%
Metacritic25/100
Google Users25%
Director: Jeremy IronsGenres: Horror, Thriller, Crime

Plot Summary

A supermodel named Jennifer Tree is kidnapped and wakes up imprisoned in the basement of a sadistic killer. Trapped and tortured, she must use her wits and resilience to survive and find a way to escape the clutches of her captor. As the psychological and physical torment escalates, Jennifer uncovers the dark motives behind her abduction.

Critical Reception

Captivity was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences alike. It was widely panned for its gratuitous violence, disturbing themes, and a lack of originality in its plot and execution. The film struggled to find favor with both professional reviewers and general moviegoers, resulting in very low ratings.

What Reviewers Say

  • Widely criticized for its excessive gore and bleak, disturbing content.
  • Often described as a shallow and exploitative thriller with little substance.
  • Failed to impress critics with its predictable plot and one-dimensional characters.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate strong dislike for the film's graphic violence, disturbing premise, and perceived lack of entertainment value. Many viewers found the movie unpleasant and pointless, with little positive feedback.

Fun Fact

Despite being set in New York, the film was primarily shot in and around Toronto, Canada.

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