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The Book of Revelation (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 118 min.
Story: An erotic mystery about power and sex, the entanglement of victim and perpetrator, and a man's struggle to regain his lost self.
Style: erotic, disturbing, surreal, psychological, serious ...
Plot: sex crime, kidnapping, female rapist, woman rapes man, sexual abuse, sexual humiliation, male rape victim, sex slave, male rape, rape and revenge, fetish, kidnapped man ...
Place: australia
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 6.0
 26K
The Woman (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
Style: disturbing, bleak, scary, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: torture, revenge, sexual abuse, husband wife relationship, sadism, incestuous relationship, sexploitation, rape and revenge, captivity, sexual assault, suffering, gory ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.5
 5K
War (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story: During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
Style: rough, realistic, serious, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot: captivity, gang, rescue, ransom, heroes, life is a bitch, military, military officer, war, interview, drinking, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chechnya, soviet union, russia, moscow russia
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 7.0
 105K
Martyrs (2008)
Genre: Horror
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
Style: disturbing, bloody, scary, brutal, splatter ...
Plot: torture, child abuse, violence, gory, kidnapping, brutality, revenge, afterlife, torment, fear, torture chamber, home invasion ...
Time: year 2008, year 2000, 2000s, year 1971, 21st century
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 8.3
 630K
Oldboy (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story: With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
Style: bleak, twist ending, intense, psychological, neo noir ...
Audience: adult
Plot: revenge, incest, vengeance, older man younger woman relationship, psychopath, hypnosis, mind game, psychological torture, kidnapping, plot twist, confined, torture ...
Time: year 2003, 80s, distant future, y2k, near future ...
Place: south korea, korea, persia, oceania, east asia ...
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 6.6
 44K
The Loved Ones (2009)
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Lola Stone asked Brent Mitchell to the prom, but Brent said no, and now he's screwed. What happens when Lola doesn't get what she wants? She enlists Daddy's help to throw a prom of her own, where she is queen and Brent is king -- ...
Style: scary, bleak, intense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: obsession, torture, prom, kidnapping, female psychopath, psychopath, femme fatale, survival, teenage girl, obsessive love, gory, captivity ...
Time: 2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place: australia, oceania, melbourne, united kingdom
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 4.2
 1K
Scrapbook (2000)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A young woman named Clara is captured by a serial killer named Leonard who records his “life story” by keeping a scrapbook of his many victims. In addition to adhering Polaroids, scraps of clothing, and other small trophies to the pages, Leonard ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, rough, bleak, sexy ...
Plot: serial killer, sexual abuse, torture, captivity, rape and revenge, sexual torture, kidnapping, sadism, mind game, psychopath, woman in danger, violence spree ...
Time: 90s
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 2.8
 337
Carl (2012)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A psychological horror/thriller depicting a backwoods family with a dark secret.
Style: scary, suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot: psychopath, danger, captivity, gory, woman in danger, rivalry, confined, small town, good versus evil, survival, strong violent content, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.2
 725
Confined (2010)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A couple moves into a quiet neighborhood. With too much time on her hands, the woman begins to suspect that someone is confined in the basement next door.
Style: tense, suspenseful, serious, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: neighbor, captivity, woman in danger, couples, family relations, dishonesty, psychopath, captive, basement, relocation, crazy neighbor, chamberplay ...
Time: 21st century
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Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (2020)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Syalis is a princess. A really cute one. When she gets kidnapped by the Demon King as a hostage, she's stuck in a castle full of demons, waiting to be rescued by her knight in shining armor. So what does she do? What any of us would. Take a ...
Style: anime, funny, sweet, romantic, gothic ...
Plot: friendship, demon, magic, princess, teenage protagonist, captivity, fantasy world, supernatural, slice of life, deal with the devil, danger, society ...
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 6.2
 211K
Saw III (2006)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scramble to locate ...
Style: scary, bloody, psychological, disturbing, slasher ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: torture, serial killer, game of death, trap, mind game, sadism, psychopath, brutality, gory, mutilation, sadistic horror, kidnapping ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
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Empire of the Sun (1987)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story: Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even ...
Style: sad, emotional, heartbreaking, period piece, realistic ...
Audience: family friendly, family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot: world war two, child protagonist, coming of age, childhood, pow, captivity, japanese army, peasant, survival, child, young heroes, world war ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1945
Place: china, japan, asia, indochina, hong kong ...
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 7.1
 17K
A Hijacking (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an escalating potential for explosive violence.
Style: psychological, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot: pirate, negotiation, secrets, terrorism, hijacking, manipulation, ransom, character study, sailor, moral dilemma, captivity, danger ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: denmark, somalia, scandinavia
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A Field in England (2013)
Genre: Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he ...
Style: surreal, black and white, stylized, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience: family friendly, date night
Plot: folk horror, hallucination, psychedelia, wilderness, group of strangers, surrealism, captivity, danger, trippy, on the run, poisoning, military ...
Time: 17th century, year 2016, 2010s
Place: england
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 4.9
 3K
Die (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Six people, each of them is on the road to self-destruction. They wake up in cells in a surreal facility, without knowing how they got there or why.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, serious, cult horror, grindhouse ...
Plot: gambling, confined, captivity, deathtrap, life is a bitch, self discovery, danger, secret movement, haunted by the past, locked in a room, survival, mind game ...
Time: 21st century
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 5.3
 7K
Elevator (2012)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Nine people are stuck in an elevator. One of them has a ticking bomb that can't be defused. The other eight will do anything to survive. There is no escape and no promise of rescue. As the tension in the elevator mounts the unthinkable soon ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Plot: trapped, captivity, isolation, trapped in an elevator, confined, danger, survival, terrorism, greed, mind game, escape room, confined space ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 4.4
 2K
Iron Doors (2010)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A young man must escape from a mysterious locked vault before he dies of dehydration.
Style: psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: survival, isolation, captivity, self discovery, secret place, trapped, supernatural power, losing-it hero, heroes, danger, mind game, room ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
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I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
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: disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, emotional, sad ...
Plot: kidnapping, missing child, child abuse, pedophile, child molestation, captivity, starting over, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, danger, parents and children, coming of age ...
Time: 80s, 70s, year 1980, year 1974, year 1972
Place: northern california
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 3.9
 2K
Neighbor (2009)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A mysterious new girl arrives in posh suburban neighborhood and quickly sets out to terrorize the town. As she starts breaking into homes and torturing the occupants, they begin to realize that she isn't just another girl next door.
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, serious, rough, bloody ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female killer, gory, psychopath, female psychopath, confined, captivity, strong violent content, society, suburbs, amputation, torture, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.0
 124K
Saw VI (2009)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally ...
Style: bloody, scary, slasher, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: torture, trap, game of death, characters murdered one by one, vigilante, serial killer, mind game, psychopath, gory, violence, police investigation, twists and turns ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: europe, usa
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Alien Raiders (2008)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: It's the end of yet another night at Hastings Supermarket, a grocery store in Buck Lake, Arizona. But just before closing, a group of masked and armed to the teeth militants invades the store and take everyone hostage
Style: suspense, suspenseful, tense, exciting, scary ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: evil alien, hostage, alien, alien creature, battles, investigation, isolation, captivity, alien invasion, race against time, save the world, small town ...
Place: arizona
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 3.7
 936
Excess Flesh (2015)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Obsessed with her sexy roommate, Jill violently imprisons Jennifer in their apartment in a twisted attempt to bring them closer together.
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, bleak, scary, psychotronic ...
Plot: captivity, survival horror, locked in a room, violence, violent, characters in danger, escapades, confinement indoors, woman in danger, escape attempt, sadist, sadism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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 7.4
 16K
I'm Not Scared (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: While playing outside one day, nine-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole. Michele witnesses town baddie Felice nearby and suspects something bad is happening. Michele is unsure whom he should tell ...
Style: suspense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: childhood, boy, kidnapping, coming of age, rescue, friendship, father son relationship, uncover truth, captivity, children, life is a bitch, bullying ...
Time: year 2003, year 1978, 70s, 21st century
Place: italy, southern italy, europe, venice, milan italy ...
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Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The monsters have made it into a small neighboring town in the middle of nowhere and the locals have to band with the survivors of the bar' slaughter to figure out how to survive.
Style: scary, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot: mythical creature, gory, on the run, social relations, chaos and mayhem, supernatural, deadly creature, danger, escapades, rescue, gang, chaos ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
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 4.2
 3K
Locked Down (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Danny, a respected cop, is setup after an investigation goes wrong. While laying low in his new jail cell, Danny is forced to get involved in the inmates underground cage fighting circuit. With the help of Irving, a former mixed martial arts ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, stylized ...
Audience: adult
Plot: prison, martial arts, mixed martial arts, captivity, frame up, prison warden, corrupt cop, law enforcement, contests and competitions, investigation, prison life, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
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The McKenzie Break (1970)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A German U-Boat commander and 600 prisoners plan a daring escape from a PoW camp in Scotland.
Style: rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense ...
Plot: world war two, war, captivity, military, soldier, battles, british soldier, prison life, survival, nazi officer, gay soldier, wartime life ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: ireland, london, scotland
Is relevant ?
 6.2
 18K
Villains (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, horror comedy, semi serious ...
Plot: home invasion, captivity, sadistic killer, captive, eccentric family, secret, heist gone wrong, sadist, dark secret, young couple, abused child, family secret ...
Is relevant ?
 4.7
 7K
Grotesque (2009)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min.
Story: An unnamed doctor has always had everything he's ever wanted, but that has only made him develop more extreme and depraved needs. He kidnaps a young couple in the prime of their life together and forces them into a game of torment that slowly ...
Style: disturbing, brutal, controversial, splatter, slasher ...
Plot: torture, sexual abuse, psychopath, sadism, kidnapping, gory, captivity, brutality, violent death, pain, perversion, strong sexual content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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 5.3
 63K
Tusk (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.
Style: scary, surreal, harsh, disturbing, dark comedy ...
Audience: date night, boys' night, adult
Plot: abduction, disfigurement, body horror, macabre, psychopath, monster, obsession, gory, dark humor, transformation, death, kidnapping ...
Time: 1940s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: canada, usa
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Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil (1991)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Carrying on the Prom Night tradition, this film begins back at Hamilton High School on Prom Night in 1957. As a young couple are enjoying a romantic moment together in the back seat of a car, they are interrupted by Father Jonas, a priest who ...
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, high school, murder, sex, teenage life, captivity, psychopath, stalking, danger, youth, casual sex, priest ...
Time: 90s
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