| Maryan (2013) | 7.1 | |
| The Missing (2014) | 8.1 | |
| Cut Off (2018) | 6.5 | |
| Black and White Love (2017) | 7.9 | |
| Stranger Things (2016) | 8.6 |
Abduction movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant abduction movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, suspense, tense, disturbing, psychological and serious films and TV shows about / with abduction, kidnapping, danger, violence, kidnapped, murder, captivity, rape, serial killer and hostage plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as abduction: Amuse Me (2013), 3096 Days (2013), Dungeon Girl (2008), Black and White Love (2017), 365 Days (2020), Trauma (2017), Girl in the Box (2016), Killing Words (2003), I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017), The Book of Revelation (2006).
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New films
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Captives find themselves at the mercy of a lunatic who dresses like a clown. He does not seem to be aware that his amusement is terrifying to the victims who are forced to participate in his games of degradation. As frightening as his lack of ...
Style:
scary, psychotronic, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
rape, evil clown, forced orgasm, abduction, voyeurism, serial killer, voyeur, murder, maniac, masked killer, violent, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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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
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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
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 140 min.
TV show
Story:
Ferhat is a hitman working for his criminal uncle. Aslı is a young and idealistic doctor. One day, their roads crossed in the most unexpected way: Aslı is forced to operate on a man that Ferhat had shot.
Style:
emotional, touching, disturbing, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot:
opposites attract, forced marriage, power of love, fake marriage, jealousy, love, love story, marriage, self sacrifice, rescue, strong female character, doctor ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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107K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Laura, in order to save her relationship from falling apart, goes to Sicily, where she meets Massimo. A dangerous man, the head of a mafia family, kidnaps her and gives 365 days to love him.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
sex, sex scene, erotica, dangerous attraction, passion, sexual relations, lust, rich man poor woman, oral sex, strong sexual content, captive woman, stockholm syndrome ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
sicily, warsaw poland, italy
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Four friends visit a rural locality of Chile, are brutally attacked by a man and his son. After not finding help in the town, they decide to confront these men with the help of a pair of policemen. But in this way, they will discover that their ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, erotic, psychotronic, suspense ...
Plot:
dictator, rape, female nudity, redheaded woman, killed during sex, sister sister relationship, rape and revenge, mother son incest, abduction, forced incest, extreme, brutality ...
Time:
year 1978
Place:
chile
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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
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A mild-mannered psychopath plays mind-games with a woman he has tied to a chair in his basement.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
abduction, serial killer, psychopath, videotaping, murder, kidnapper kidnapped relationship, woman in danger, vengeance, haunted by the past, monologue, basement, murder investigation ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
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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 ...
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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, sexy, disturbing, psychological, surreal ...
Plot:
sex crime, woman rapes man, kidnapping, fetish, sex slave, sexual abuse, kidnapped man, male rape victim, female rapist, male rape, making love, rape and revenge ...
Place:
australia
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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
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Style:
sexy, brutal, suspenseful, erotic, psychological ...
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, twists and turns, bondage, sex, female nudity, woman in danger, abduction, sexual content, woman in jeopardy, confined, love triangle ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The TRUE STORY of how Kara Robinson was kidnapped, assaulted and held captive for 18 hours, 15-year-old Kara Robinson plots a daring escape from a serial killer's apartment.
Style:
serious, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, historical drama
Plot:
kidnapped woman, teenage girl, abduction, sexual assault, serial killer, teenager, violent, violence, homicidal maniac, murderer, captivity, physical abuse ...
Is relevant?
668K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, action thriller, entertaining, fast ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
revenge, kidnapping, one man army, vigilantism, chase, secret service, human trafficking, cia, vigilante, violence, vengeance, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france, north america, usa
Is relevant?
771
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When the heiress of a luxury hotel chain is kidnapped at her dingy motel outside Detroit by a band of ruthless sex traffickers, her downtrodden assistant must figure out a way to rescue her.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, captivating
Plot:
russian mafia, white slavery, heiress, rescue, abduction, danger, deception, murder, dog, kidnapping, strong female presence, hostage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, detroit, michigan, new york
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A small town detective while investigating the disappearance of a local woman comes across an unassuming Sociology professor who is hiding a secret life.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
abduction, police investigation, serial killer, psychopath, police procedural, hostage, murder investigation, evidence, police detective, instructor, danger, murderer ...
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, scary, twisted, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, missing child, small town, urban legend, abduction, danger, conspiracy, dysfunctional family, justice, family problems, parents and children, rescue ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
washington state, usa, washington d.c., canada, seattle
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477K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jack is a young boy of 5 years old who has lived all his life in one room. He believes everything within it are the only real things in the world. But what will happen when his Ma suddenly tells him that there are other things outside of Room?
Style:
sentimental, heartbreaking, emotional, sad, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, isolation, kidnapped, captive, room, mother son relationship, child born of rape, female protagonist, child protagonist, rape, boy, childhood ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, near future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, persia, canada
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Emma is kidnapped and imprisoned by a trio of psychopaths.
Style:
psychotronic, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, rough ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, torture, abduction, strong sexual content, rape, revenge, murder, serial killer, vengeance, confined, survival, violence ...
Place:
america, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young woman, Eve, fights back and manages to escape a malicious abductor. However, after discovering she may not be the only victim, Eve unravels a darker truth and decides to turn the tables on her captor.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, bloody, scary ...
Plot:
revenge, female vigilante, serial rapist, female killer, kidnapping, vengeance, sex slave, captive, abduction, murder, human trafficking, vigilantism ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
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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, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
kidnapping, true crime, captivity, isolation, violence, missing person, woman in danger, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, abuse, cruelty, rape ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2002, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
Is relevant?
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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple. As she observes the dynamic between her captors she quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, disturbing, scary, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, teenage girl, sexual torture, abduction, murderous pair, danger, husband wife relationship, domestic violence, mental disorder, murder, extreme ...
Time:
year 2016, 80s
Place:
australia, oceania
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sebastian and Paul are two bored boys about 16 years of age. They drink alcohol, steal - and attend a private school. They can't find a sense of meaning in their present adolescent existence. They abduct Sonja and lock her in an old, abandoned ...
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
abduction, gay, teenage life, youth, hostage, coming of age, kidnapping, school, missing person, friendship, lgbt, older woman younger man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, new york, europe, madrid, philadelphia
Is relevant?
804K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend ...
Style:
twist ending, psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
racism, hypnosis, brainwashing, interracial romance, kidnapping, paranoia, survival, female villain, african american, revenge, african american protagonist, neurosurgeon ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place:
brooklyn new york city, southern usa, indiana, new york
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, mind bending, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
memory loss, conspiracy, twists and turns, missing child, mind game, delusion, alien abduction, memory, grief, paranoia, husband wife relationship, estrangement ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
19K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Texas cop (Kevin Kline), whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth (Cesar Ramos) to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian woman who ...
Style:
sexy, rough, detective, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
human trafficking, kidnapping, missing child, sexual abuse, child molestation, sex slavery, slavery, child rape, rescue, child molester, forced prostitution, humiliation ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, mexico city, poland, texas, el paso texas ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Grace, an aspiring model, is thrilled to have fashion photographer Hunter Kelly help launch her career. But when Grace is held against her will, Hunter’s true intention to use her as his next “star” on a sexy website is revealed. With courage ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, tension, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexploitation, sex worker, sexualized violence, kidnapping, fashion model, modeling, ambitious woman, fashion, victim, direction and purpose, runaway, aspiration ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A mother fear that her daughter has been abducted when a phone call is interrupted by something suspicious
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
abduction, kidnapping, suspicion, kidnapped, missing person, mother daughter relationship, kidnapped daughter, woman in danger, mother, daughter, kidnapped girl, child in peril ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Jessica and her fiancé Evan just moved from the city into their dream home on a quiet suburban street. Soon after, Jessica catches her seemingly friendly new neighbor, Simon, in a strange lie and can't let her suspicions rest. The danger ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, captivating
Plot:
held captive, disappearance, locked in a room, kidnapping, imprisonment, prison, deception, female protagonist, robbery, professor, stalker, stockholm syndrome ...
Place:
new york
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