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Hippopotamus

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Ruby wakes from a bad dream to find herself in a real-life nightmare. Trapped in a basement, she can't remember who she is or how she got there. Her kidnapper tells her she will remain captive until she falls in love with him.
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Glitch F @RT70022426 1d Honestly, I loved this movie! The premise of it was scary and I saw potential as to how it possibly could have been a horror. I haven't watched this in forever, but it was definitely on my list of recommendations for a while. See more Morgana T @RT34087114 Apr 28 Honestly, it’s not the kind of movie you watch and think, "Wow, this is cinema," but it’s also not the kind of movie that makes you feel like you completely wasted your time. As someone used to watching kidnapping movies, especially as a woman, I found it interesting that they didn’t lean too much into a fetishized approach and, more importantly, didn’t take advantage of the context to fill the film with abuse scenes, even though there is unfortunately one pretty unnecessary scene in the middle of the movie. Anyway, I found the overall concept interesting, as well as the way the story unfolded and how the ending was left slightly open to interpretation, though not that much. I just didn’t really like the idea of the kidnapper having almost a plot armor, but aside from that, I didn’t think it was bad. See more Sinnjin T @Sinnjin2025 Feb 18 Overall entertaining movie. The concept has potential, but it is a very difficult task to pull off a storyline like this when time is the most vital source. Add to this formula a series of nonsensical actions in the beginning and you end up with an ending that you could see coming, no matter how it ended. At the end of the day, it is still a better watch than any news or talk show. :) See more C F @C_Fox Feb 13 Torture porn for the sake of torture porn. Movies like this take all the fun out of horror. See more Kathy T. @Patmoskat Feb 9 It can be quite complicated and clever if you think about it. Consider the characters. Consider the hidden messages and who really wrote them. The more you consider the possibilities and don’t just turn off the movie without processing it, the more the cleverness appears. See more 03/27/2021 What a stupid silly plot line. It's just too silly to be in any way a positive experience to watch. Avoid. Also, awful dubbing. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ruby wakes from a bad dream to find herself in a real-life nightmare. Trapped in a basement, she can't remember who she is or how she got there. Her kidnapper tells her she will remain captive until she falls in love with him.
Director
Edward Palmer
Screenwriter
Edward Palmer
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 19, 2020
Runtime
1h 17m