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The Captive

  • 20142014
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
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Ryan Reynolds in The Captive (2014)
Matthew steps briefly into a diner and comes out to find that his young daughter Cassandra has vanished without a trace from the back of his truck. Her unsolved abduction destroys Matthew's once-happy relationship with his wife, Tina, who, haunted by mementos of Cassandra that appear mysteriously at her work, suspects her husband of foul play. Years later, when detectives Nicole and Jeffrey discover recent images of Cassandra online, Matthew risks everything to ensure his daughter's safe return -- and to save himself and Tina from the limbo of unrelenting despair.
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Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of... Read allEight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
33K
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POPULARITY
3,263
817
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    • Director
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Writers
      • Atom Egoyan(story)
      • David Fraser(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ryan Reynolds
      • Scott Speedman
      • Rosario Dawson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Writers
      • Atom Egoyan(story)
      • David Fraser(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ryan Reynolds
      • Scott Speedman
      • Rosario Dawson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 292User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    Scott Speedman and Rosario Dawson in The Captive (2014)
    Mireille Enos in The Captive (2014)
    Ryan Reynolds in The Captive (2014)
    Atom Egoyan and Rosario Dawson in The Captive (2014)
    Ryan Reynolds, Rosario Dawson, and Mireille Enos in The Captive (2014)
    Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, and Mireille Enos in The Captive (2014)
    Ryan Reynolds and Mireille Enos in The Captive (2014)
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    Top cast

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    Ryan Reynolds
    Ryan Reynolds
    • Matthew Lane
    Scott Speedman
    Scott Speedman
    • Jeffrey Cornwall
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Nicole Dunlop
    Mireille Enos
    Mireille Enos
    • Tina Lane
    Kevin Durand
    Kevin Durand
    • Mika
    Alexia Fast
    Alexia Fast
    • Cass Lane
    Aidan Shipley
    • Albert
    Paige Baril
    Paige Baril
    • Paige
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Vince Gray
    William MacDonald
    William MacDonald
    • Frank
    Jason Blicker
    Jason Blicker
    • Sam
    Aaron Poole
    Aaron Poole
    • Mike
    Brendan Gall
    Brendan Gall
    • Teddy
    Peyton Kennedy
    Peyton Kennedy
    • Young Cass
    Mark Gorodnitsky
    • Young Albert
    Kelsey Ruhl
    Kelsey Ruhl
    • Linda
    Ian Matthews
    Ian Matthews
    • Willy
    Ella Ballentine
    Ella Ballentine
    • Jennifer
    • Director
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Writers
      • Atom Egoyan(story) (screenplay)
      • David Fraser(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was booed when it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival.
    • Goofs
      After Matthew picks up his daughter from ice skating, she is in the back seat of the truck. When the truck is departing the parking lot, there is nothing visible in the bed of the pickup. In the very next shot, we are viewing the daughter as she looks out of the back window. In that shot there is a large, dark, rectangular shape in the pickup's bed that we can see in the reflection. The immediate scene after is a shot from inside the vehicle looking backwards toward the daughter, but you can also see out the back window and there is nothing at all visible in the bed.

      The large rectangular 'box' seen in the window's reflection was obviously a 'hide'. The use of this hide was to have a place to put the camera, and to create a 'non-reflective' area on the window to allow for shooting the scene from the outside-in.
    • Quotes

      Nicole: If I showed you pictures related to my work, most of you would cry. The awful truth is that there are no happy endings in my line of work. There are only stories that just stop. On a good day, I capture the scum of the Earth. On a good day, I help a damaged young person take a step forward on a very long journey through the kind of nightmare that would ruin this lovely dinner. Listen. You don't want me in your life. You never want me to come into the picture. Not with your child. So please, write big checks, and maybe none of you will ever have to see me again.

    • Soundtracks
      Der hölle Rache
      from Die Zauberflöte (1964)
      Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as W.A. Mozart)
      Text by Emanuel Schikaneder
      Sung by Roberta Peters
      Wiener Philharmoniker; István Kertész conductor
      Salzburg Festival 1964
      Clip courtesy of Video Artists International, and ORF Enterprise

    User reviews292

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Implausible..... but I somehow got hooked
    Let me start by stating this isn't the greatest movie ever made - You've only got to look at some of the other reviews to see that. However...

    I actually really enjoyed it (maybe because I'm the father of a 10 year old girl, and so could perhaps relate easier, IDK??). Anyway, it really got me hooked from the beginning. Sorry all you haters but it deserves better than a 5/10 score.

    Many people moan about the confusing timeline. I honestly can't say I struggled with the story going back and forth. The actors appearances altered accordingly with age, hairstyles, etc... the story actually seemed fairly straight forward to follow without any difficulty. I can easily get muddled up in an awkward film if I lose interest - maybe that's what happened to all the negative critics on here??? Overall, an enjoyable movie (despite the disturbing story) that I'll undoubtedly recommend to family and friends.
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    • Dec 28, 2014

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    • Is The Captive based on a novel?
    • What Hotel is the Niagara Falls' scenes shot from ?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Queen of the Night
    • Filming locations
      • Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Ego Film Arts
      • The Film Farm
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,075,178
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $407,804
      • Sep 7, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,096,212
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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