
Captive
2015, Crime/Drama, 1h 37m
52 Reviews 2,500+ RatingsWhat to know
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Captive undermines committed performances from Kate Mara and David Oyelowo -- and the real-life story they're dramatizing -- with a thin script doubling as an ad for a self-help book. Read critic reviews
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Brian Nichols
Ashley Smith
Detective John Chestnut
Detective Sanchez
Kim Rogers
Meredith MacKenzie
Critic Reviews for Captive
All Critics (52) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (38)
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Captive is TV veteran Jerry Jameson's first theatrical feature since Airport '77. That's by far the most interesting thing about it.
March 2, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Committed performances from the two leads provide ballast, although the inevitable Oprah coda feels a little too much like a sales pitch.
September 27, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
There is a moral somewhere in Captive but it is hard to work out what it is.
September 25, 2015 | Full Review… -
Profoundly idiotic.
September 24, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
The film's whole agenda is the problem.
September 24, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
The actors are committed - Mara, generally waif-like, appears frail indeed - but there's barely anything worth committing to.
September 24, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
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Ashley Smith: | The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose. |
Ashley Smith: | I need to see my daughter. |
Brian Nichols: | You are not goin' anywhere. |
Ashley Smith: | I need to see my daughter. |
Brian Nichols: | You are not going anywhere. |
Ashley Smith: | I've lost everything. My husbands dead. The state said I'm an unfit mother and took away my kid. |
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