Movies like Captive 1986
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Captive (1986)
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The daughter of an international tycoon is kidnapped by a trio of abductors who seek to mold her to their lifestyle.
Style:
tension, suspense, detective
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, captivity, captive, brainwashing, unrequited love, mogul, sex, prison, violence, pregnancy, female nudity, death, experiment, fire, suicide, father daughter relationship, bare breasts, anarchy, sadism, blood, classical music, male female relationship, airport, opera ...
Time:
year 1986
Place:
london
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, suspenseful, serious and independent film films with plots about murder, female nudity, violence, bare breasts, death, nude and nudity mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Captive: Hell Hole (1978), Women Behind Bars (1975), Girl in the Basement (2021), The Candy Snatchers (1973), The Baby Sitter (1975). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Caged like animals! Sexually abused and brutally tortured! ... Escape is their only hope!
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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100%
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Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
grindhouse, suspense, terrifying, psychotronic, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, dark, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
basement, abusive father, father, hostage, father and daughter, captivity, strict father, hidden room, domineering father, bomb shelter, violent father, rescue ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An abused autistic boy is the sole witness to the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.
Style:
disturbing, grindhouse, depressing, controversial, non-verbal ...
Plot:
rape, kidnapping, teenage girl, buried alive, hostage, diamond, diamonds, exploitation, mute child, shooting, schoolgirl, stepfather ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
poliziottesco
Plot:
female nudity, female pubic hair, babysitter, nudity, woman in jeopardy, kidnapping, ransom, student, victim, bare breasts, swing, babysitting ...
Time:
year 1975
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, scary ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
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Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Chile, Israel, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Style:
sexy, erotic, suspense, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
22%
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Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
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Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological thriller, independent film
Plot:
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Time:
year 1992
Similarity:
21%
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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:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
washington state, usa, seattle
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Seeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing clash of right vs. left ideologies quickly reveals that they may have the wrong man, which puts them ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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19%
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Country: Denmark, France, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, USA, UK
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Story:
Corky, a tough female ex con and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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