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Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez (2022)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The true story of 14-year-old freshman Abby Hernandez who vanished while walking home from school in North Conway, New Hampshire. Kicking off the state’s largest search, Abby’s disappearance left her family, especially her mother Zenya , investigators and the community mystified of her whereabouts. Taken by Nathaniel Kibby, Abby was kept is a soundproof container and forced to wear a shock collar while enduring psychological, sexual and emotional abuse. Despite suffering daily torture, Abby kept hope alive that she would one day be able to see her family again.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
kidnapping, escape, child abuse, rape victim, violence, rape, life is a bitch, runaway, psychological trauma, psychological abuse, female protagonist, emotional abuse, struggle for survival, escape attempt, psychological torment, torture, child kidnapping, criminal, family relations, true crime, child abduction, barn
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, captivating, tense and disturbing films with plots about female protagonist, life is a bitch, family relations, kidnapping, violence, family problems and mother daughter relationship mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez: Don't Wake Mommy (2015), Above Suspicion (2019), You Can't Take My Daughter (2020), Nuclear (2019), Stolen by Their Father (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
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Duration: 86 min.
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, realistic, captivating, tense
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Duration: 86 min.
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Duration: 88 min.
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