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Cleveland Abduction (2015)
11K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, emotional, disturbing, realistic, dark, bleak
Plot:
kidnapping, true crime, captivity, isolation, violence, missing person, woman in danger, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, abuse, cruelty, rape, abduction, confined, friendship, danger, mind game, abused child, child abuse, maniac, stockholm syndrome, age difference, kidnapped, victim, strong female presence ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, year 2013, year 2002, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
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Most similar movies to Cleveland Abduction
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, disturbing and suspenseful films with plots about kidnapping, true crime, rape, violence, sexual abuse, kidnapped and serial killer mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like Cleveland Abduction: 3096 Days (2013), An American Crime (2007), Chained (2012), Karla (2006), Eden (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
18K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the real-life case of Natascha Kampusch.
Style:
realistic, saga, rough, controversial, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, child abuse, psychological torture, rape, abduction, basement, life is a bitch, violence against women, pedophile, missing child, stockholm syndrome, kidnapped ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
germany, austria
Similarity:
96%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Style:
disturbing, harsh, bleak, brutal, sad ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
child abuse, true crime, torture, captivity, murder, threat, dysfunctional family, children, court, courtroom drama, domestic violence, trial ...
Time:
year 2007, 60s, 20th century
Place:
indiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, scary, serious, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, captivity, misogynist, abuse, kidnapping, slave, serial rapist, psychopath, escape attempt, childhood trauma, isolated house, strong violent content ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle, canada
Similarity:
100%
7K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Style:
sexy, psychological, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
abusive husband, rape, serial killer, domestic violence, sister sister relationship, rape victim, sex scene, murder, rough sex, erotic scene, making love, true crime ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, rough, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, abduction, kidnapped, true crime, rape, child abduction, psychopath, kidnapped girl, autobiography, homicide detective, homicidal maniac ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
77%
10K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The true story of Chong Kim who, as a young teen, was abducted into the sex trade, and the complicated moral choices she had to make in order to survive as her situation grew more desperate.
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
human trafficking, sex trafficking, kidnapping, prostitution, captivity, rape, teenage life, pimp, slavery, smuggling, prostitute, sex slave ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, nevada, las vegas, usa
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A hitchhiking woman is abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.
Style:
psychological thriller, dark, suspense, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
violence, sex slave, sexualized violence, sexual abuse, sadistic cruelty, kidnapped woman, sex slavery, sadism, sexual torture, slavery, abduction, rape ...
Time:
70s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Every 24 hrs. after a child's been kidnapped by a stranger, chances of finding them alive diminishes to almost 100% ... The true and inspiring survival story of kidnapped teen, Anne Sluti, and how she manages to stay alive by manipulating her ...
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
kidnapping, kidnapped, survival, rescue, missing person, danger, confined, kidnapper kidnapped relationship, hostage, rape, stockholm syndrome, showdown ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nebraska, montana, wyoming
Similarity:
100%
172K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Aileen Wuornos is an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
Style:
bleak, harsh, brutal, sexy, sad ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, lesbian, female serial killer, homeless, prostitute, lesbian love, murder, mental illness, female killer, couples, rape, vengeance ...
Time:
80s, year 2003, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
florida, usa, michigan, miami, ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When the newlywed wife of a Minnesota police chief accuses a new officer on his force of raping her several years earlier, it sets the stage for a tense confrontation in this riveting story. Penelope Ann Miller and Reed Diamond star as Kathy and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense
Plot:
violence against women, rape, rape victim, injustice, life is a bitch, society, sexual abuse, law enforcement, strong female presence, husband wife relationship, justice, deception ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
minnesota, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
7-year old Steven Stayner is kidnapped a few days before Christmas by Kenneth Parnell. Under the belief that Parnell has been given legal custody of him, and that his family has moved away, he stays with Parnell for seven years, enduring repetitive ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, emotional, thought provoking, sad ...
Plot:
kidnapping, missing child, abused child, pedophile, child abuse, child molestation, captivity, sexual abuse, male rape, starting over, haunted by the past, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, year 1974, 70s, year 1972, year 1980
Place:
northern california
Similarity:
75%
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%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Three young men decide to make easy money by mass kidnapping. After careful preparations, they hijack the school bus and take 26 children and the driver as hostages. However, the bravery and the wit of the old driver could spoil their plan for the ...
Style:
realistic, serious
Plot:
kidnapping, daring rescue, child kidnapping, school, bus, confined, crime gone awry, danger, rescue, escapades, rivalry, heroes ...
Time:
90s, year 1976
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of three of the children who were victims in the 2012 grooming and sex trafficking case in Rochdale, for which nine men were convicted and sentenced. The drama explores how these girls were groomed, how they were ignored by the authorities ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
human trafficking, teenage girl, rape, working class, sex trafficking, police investigation, true crime, court case, sex slave, sexualized violence, abuse, sexual abuse ...
Place:
bristol
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that ...
Style:
scary, disturbing, psychological, frightening, bleak ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
torture, child abuse, rape, sexual abuse, violence, victim, physical abuse, cruelty, helplessness, abuse, childhood, unsettling ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 2007, year 1958
Place:
new jersey, new york, america, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A shocking story of captivity and survival inspired by actual events.
Style:
rough, disturbing, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
abduction, held captive, captivity, confined, power relations, child in peril, childhood memory, child abandonment, nightmare, loss of father, minimal dialogue, basement ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
111K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, rough, teen, hood ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
kidnapping, gang, true crime, sex scene, youth, woman urinating, confrontation, male nudity, culture clash, crime gone awry, revenge, menage a trois ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999, year 2003, year 2005
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, albuquerque new mexico, palm springs california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Selling Isobel, a thriller based on true events, featuring the real victim in true life playing the main charter. It's about a woman who got locked in, drugged, held against her will and sold to numerous men for 3 days in an apartment in ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, crime drama, independent film
Plot:
rape, sex slavery, violence against women, kidnapping, violence, struggle for survival, trap, graphic violence, female bondage, human trafficking, female nudity, true crime ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Set in 2006 and based on the true story of Elizabeth Shoaf, this powerful film explores the tension-filled ten days Elizabeth was kidnapped and held prisoner by Vinson Filyaw. Imprisoned in a secret underground bunker hidden deep in the woodland, ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, rough, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
kidnapping, sexual assault, sexual predator, rape of a minor, bunker, rape, pedophile, teenage girl, sex slave, police, impersonating a police officer, age difference ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Tracy Thurman was married to a man who abused her. But he continues to harass her after she gets a restraining order, and the police do little to help. When he brutally beats her and slashes her throat in front of police, she sues the city and the ...
Style:
non fiction, serious, realistic, thought provoking, rough ...
Plot:
abusive husband, domestic violence, woman in danger, marital abuse, abusive relationship, feminism, strong female presence, society, legal action, fighting the system, life is a bitch, domestic disturbance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
connecticut
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Cult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. Based on a true story.
Style:
factual, rough, serious, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
mormon, sex scandal, sexualized violence, forced sex, isolated community, prison, true crime, rape, polygamy, religion, storytelling, religions or cults ...
Similarity:
100%
13K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young woman is taken hostage by a police officer and subsequently abused by the lawman gone mad.
Style:
psychological, bleak, rough, serious, sadistic ...
Plot:
kidnapping, sadism, murder, sexual abuse, rape victim, sexual perversion, rape, teenage rape, maniac, hostage, sexual torture, sadistic psychopath ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 90s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, factual, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
kidnapped, abduction, captivity, rape, teenager, captive, violence, brutality, running for your life, abused child, kidnapping, investigation ...
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two psychologist try to demonstrate that a man is a pedophile and has abused many children.
Style:
tense, serious, erotic, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
child abuse, sexual cruelty, lawyer, abuse, investigator, criminal justice, love, youth, suburbs, courtroom, pedophile, psychologist ...
Time:
80s, year 1984
Place:
miami, florida
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on true events, Paul is forced to recall his harrowing childhood growing up in a children’s home, when a police investigation into his boyhood friend’s suicide opens old wounds. As Paul struggles to shake off his past and build a ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
abuse, neglect, child abuse, childhood trauma, troubled past, tragic past, social problems, investigation, secret past, life is a bitch, confronting the past, grief ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, serious
Plot:
rape victim, legal, legal system, rape, true crime, abduction, sexual abuse, violence, fight for justice, violent, kidnapped, kidnapper ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Lori Vallow gained national attention when her children, JJ and Tylee, were reported missing from their Idaho home.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, controversial ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, missing child, true crime, child abduction, family relations, uncover truth, partners against crime, escapades, who done it, kidnapping, law enforcement, police investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, idaho, arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A series of interviews are conducted with convicted serial killer Ted Bundy in hopes of gaining insight into the Green River Killer who is terrorizing Seattle.
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, profiler, true crime, mind game, police detective, woman in danger, killer, murder, violence, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, florida, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular med student at Boston University, leads a double life as a brutal and cruel sexual deviant who abuses prostitutes he finds via Craigslist.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, true crime, protagonist as suspect, computers and web, unlikely criminals, mind game, hacking, suicide, double life, student, 9/11 ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston
Similarity:
100%
5K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on a true story of serial killer a model citizen, loving father and husband and serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a man with over 30 dead men and boys entombed in the crawl space underneath his house which he shared with his family.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, rough, slasher, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, clown, true crime, biopic, sexual abuse, police investigation, obsession, police detective, life is a bitch, double life, killer clown, killer ...
Time:
70s, 50s
Place:
illinois, chicago, usa, wisconsin
Similarity:
100%
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