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Captivity

"When You Think The Worst Has Happened... Think Worse"

2007

1h 25m

4.9(469 votes)

Crime

Horror

Thriller

Overview

The sought-after images of top model Jennifer adorn magazine covers and billboards worldwide. When alone at a club, she is abducted and incarcerated in a cell with another prisoner. When their captor subjects the two to torture, they commit to escaping the chamber of horrors before they're killed.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Cuthbert

Jennifer Tree

Daniel Gillies

Daniel Gillies

Gary Dexter

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Ben Dexter

Laz Alonso

Laz Alonso

Disantos

Chrysta Olson

Mary

Michael Harney

Michael Harney

Bettiger

Carl Paoli

Carl Paoli

Victim

Trent Broin

Victim #2

Remy Thorne

Remy Thorne

Young Gary (uncredited)

Olivia Negron

Olivia Negron

Spanish Woman (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Roland Joffé
Written by: Larry Cohen
Joseph Tura
Produced by: Gary Mehlman
Mark Damon

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