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Trapped (2002)
27K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When their daughter is kidnapped by experienced nappers (Bacon and Love), the Jennings' (Theron and Townsend) turn the tables on this seemingly foolproof plan.
Style:
suspense, sexy, clever, scary, serious, realistic, neo noir, breathtaking, tear jerker, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
kidnapping, psychopath, hostage, ransom, asthma, psycho killer, family bonds, happy ending, profanity, blackmail, captive, betrayal, chase, murderer duo, insanity, conspiracy, dysfunctional family, marriage, crime gone awry, lone hero, police investigation, kidnapped, family relations, parents and children, chases and races ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, oregon, seattle, san francisco, new orleans
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, suspense, serious and realistic films with plots about kidnapping, hostage, danger, murder, chase, gun and death mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Trapped: Cellular (2004), The Call (2013), Ransom (1996), Kidnap (2017), Hostage (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
110K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
Style:
suspenseful, sexy, clever, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage, cell phone, lone hero, violence, race against time, home invasion, kidnapped, telephone call, family in danger, psychopath, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
134K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, danger, investigation, woman in danger, 911, youth, psycho, murder, kidnapped, chase, child abduction ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
143K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
hostage, child in peril, kidnapping, ransom, reward, police corruption, millionaire, child abduction, rescue, kidnapped, danger, forced into action ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city, new york, harlem
Similarity:
100%
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
Style:
suspense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending ...
Plot:
kidnapping, strong female lead, child in peril, rescue, kidnapped, single mother, abduction, danger, little boy, missing child, police station, child kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa
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100%
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116K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
Style:
perverse, suspenseful, suspense, tense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage, home invasion, twists and turns, hostage negotiator, organized crime, police investigation, fbi, family in danger, kidnapped, rescue, family problems ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, iran, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
313K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, neo noir, psychological ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
home invasion, trapped, isolation, cat and mouse, hostage, claustrophobia, surveillance, security system, twists and turns, child in peril, locked in a room, confinement indoors ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
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47K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Kyle (Nicolas Cage) and Sarah Miller (Nicole Kidman) have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in their relationship. He's just back from a business trip (he brokers diamonds) and their teen ...
Style:
rough, intense, suspense, surprise ending, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
home invasion, robbery, family in danger, masked man, betrayal, dysfunctional family, kidnapping, danger, dishonesty, hostage, parents and children, infidelity ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A criminal holds a wealthy family hostage.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
hostage, home invasion, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, mind game, justice, psychopath, fugitive, sniper, father daughter relationship, extramarital affair, family in danger ...
Time:
80s
Place:
utah, latin america, mexico
Similarity:
100%
818
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After 7 year old Eden is kidnapped during an home invasion, single father Dane Hunte takes matters into his own hands, while Detective Fini, leading the investigation, unravels the mystery surrounding the unusual crime.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Plot:
sex maniac, hostage, kidnapped daughter, soldier, kidnapping, investigation, father daughter relationship, cabin in the woods, teenager, car chase, danger, gunfight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An ex-convict (Tyrese) gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.
Style:
hood, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, kidnapping, hip hop, gangster, chase, african american gangster, urban, revenge, african american, car chase, ghetto, black ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
165K
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After attending the funeral of her grandmother in Dallas, the Lux Atlantic Hotel manager Lisa is waiting for a flight to Miami. Due to the bad weather and consequent flight delay, she meets in the airport bar Jack Rippner, who is also in the waiting ...
Style:
psychological thriller, intense, psychological, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
airplane, terrorism, hitman, kidnapping, hostage, woman in danger, villain, airport, fear, strong female lead, stewardess, conspiracy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
miami, dallas texas, texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
When Washington's most powerful players are pulled into an international conspiracy, an unlikely puppeteer will bring everyone from CEOs to The President of the United States to their knees by threatening the things they hold most dear.
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
secret service, hostage, conspiracy, secret service agent, fbi, kidnapping, investigation, older man teenage girl relationship, special agent, betrayal, confined, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
35K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, disturbing, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, twists and turns, infidelity, husband wife relationship, cheating wife, revenge, justice, blackmail, police investigation, mind game, manipulation, unfaithful husband ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A desperate, childless couple kidnap a pregnant woman and lead her husband to believe that she is dead.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot:
surrogate mother, pregnancy, captivity, missing person, kidnapping, female psychopath, psychopath, mentally unstable, family problems, woman in danger, danger, kidnapped woman ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
tense, intense, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, kidnapped, gangster, greed, betrayal, abduction, criminal heroes, hostage, group of friends, real life, hustler, businessman ...
Time:
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Place:
holland, amsterdam, netherlands, paris france, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Gene Watson is a public accountant who arrives on a train at Union Station in Los Angeles, accompanied by his 6-year-old daughter Lynn. Because of his ordinary looks, he is approached by a pair of sinister people named Smith and Jones.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, clever, suspense ...
Plot:
assassination, conspiracy, conspiracy theory, accountant, twists and turns, politics, kidnapping, race against time, hostage, assassination plot, child in peril, murder ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, scary, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wilderness, survival, mountaineer, kidnapping, hunt down, extreme sport, forest, hiking, rescue, group of friends, kidnapper, poacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, britain, europe, seattle
Similarity:
100%
54K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When the San Francisco Giants pay centerfielder Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan Gil Renard. So when Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, cult classic, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
baseball, psychopath, obsession, kidnapping, murder, stalking, dog, father son relationship, fired from the job, anger, celebrity, restraining order ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A shady FBI agent recruits a courier to deliver a mysterious package to a vengeful master criminal who has recently resurfaced with a diabolical plan.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
hitman, danger, extortion, revenge, rivalry, murder, chase, loner, twists and turns, police officer, computer cracker, one man army ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans, las vegas, louisiana, st. louis missouri
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychological, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
private detective, murder, serial killer, kidnapping, revenge, drug dealer, murder of wife, sniper, flashback, hostage, mafia, violent ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, year 1991, year 1999 ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, dark comedy, neo noir, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, casino, twists and turns, christmas, gambling, manipulation, prison, sex scene, car thief, bank robber, femme fatale, robbery ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 2000s
Place:
usa, michigan, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
While on a family vacation, rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, exciting, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
wilderness, hostage, family in danger, survival, river, nature, boat, danger, rafting, child in peril, criminal, bank robber ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
boston, montana, usa, idaho
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed ...
Style:
psychological thriller, rough, suspenseful, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
home invasion, hostage, family in danger, maniac, blood, serial killer, sociopath, killer, kidnapped, black, kidnapping, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, georgia, atlanta georgia, tennessee
Similarity:
50%
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217K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different ...
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, surreal, reflective, spiritual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
time loop, race against time, time, destiny, parallel universe, self sacrifice, bank robbery, repeated event, butterfly effect, female protagonist, multiple perspectives, multiple outcomes ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century, future
Place:
berlin germany, germany, seattle, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In this offbeat thriller, Ann is a young woman trying to put her life back together after she lost her child in a car wreck. Formerly a single mother, Ann has recently started dating a man named Tom, and one day Tom asks Ann for a favor -- would she ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
psychopath, kidnapping, marriage proposal, hostage, surrogate mother, family relations, couples, family problems, single parent, dealing with death, confined, missing person ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
61K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
State-of-the-art security system creator, Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into Jack's personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.
Style:
suspense, tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, robbery, rescue, family in danger, computer hacker, bank, hacking, blackmail, home invasion, bank robbery, kidnapped ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
washington state, usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
48K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Master thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only ...
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
kidnapping, chase, heist, father daughter relationship, robbery, fbi, hostage, violence, ex convict, car chase, taxi, rescue ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa, louisiana
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when ...
Style:
neo noir, road movie, surprise ending, cult classic, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
child in peril, hitman, assassin, kidnapping, child kidnapping, professional killer, killer, hostage, witness protection program, witness, on the road, little boy ...
Time:
80s, year 1988
Place:
austin texas, texas, oklahoma, houston texas
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail ...
Style:
suspense, detective, twist ending, tense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, twists and turns, kidnapping, woman in danger, police investigation, violence against women, forensics, murder mystery, plot twist, investigation, profiler ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, washington d.c., north carolina, california
Similarity:
19%
10K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, colorful, feel good
Plot:
extortion, kidnapped, hostage, ransom, danger, evil man, nothing goes right, captivity, police, island, ocean, ship ...
Place:
caribbean, bahamas
Similarity:
100%
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