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Girl in the Basement

Girl in the Basement

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Girl in the Basement

2021

1h 28m

7.6(882 votes)

Thriller

Crime

TV Movie

Overview

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.

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Big Dreams Entertainment

Swirl Films

Lifetime

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Don

Stefanie Scott

Stefanie Scott

Sara

Joely Fisher

Joely Fisher

Irene

Braxton Bjerken

Braxton Bjerken

Michael

Kim Rosen

Doctor

Emily Topper

Emily Topper

Amy

Emma Myers

Emma Myers

Marie

Jake Nuttall

Jake Nuttall

Thomas

Liam Pileggi

Liam Pileggi

Toddler Michael

Jake Etheridge

Chris

Creative team

Directed by: Elisabeth Röhm
Written by: Manu Boyer
Leslie Greif
Produced by: Ron Robinson
Eric Tomosunas

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