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May 24, 2024 · Set in 1800s Italy and based on a true story, “Kidnapped” is so primally upsetting that you would think it would be unbearable to watch. But it proves intoxicating, at times nearly overwhelming, thanks to perfect casting, an economical and impassioned screenplay, and filmmaking overseen by 84-year-old cowriter-director Marco Bellocchio, who ...
May 30, 2024 · Edgardo Mortara was just 6 years old when Italian authorities took him away from his family in 1858. Kidnapped is a true story steeped in Roman Catholic antisemitism.
- Taken. Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen. 424 votes. Liam Neeson stars in this intense thriller about a former CIA agent who must use his unique set of skills to rescue his abducted daughter from a sex trafficking ring in Paris.
- Misery. James Caan, Kathy Bates, Frances Sternhagen. 296 votes. Kathy Bates delivers a memorable performance as Annie Wilkes, a crazed fan who abducts her favorite author, Paul Sheldon (James Caan), after he is injured in a car accident.
- Man on Fire. Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken. 321 votes. In this action-packed thriller, Denzel Washington stars as John Creasy, a former CIA agent who is hired to protect a young girl named Pita (Dakota Fanning) in Mexico City.
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Red One: Directed by Jake Kasdan. With Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons. After Santa Claus (code name: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
- Jake Kasdan
- 2024-11-15
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- 102
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
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Jun 4, 2024 · We're showcasing films that have skillfully woven tales of captives and kidnappings, orchestrating a rollercoaster of suspense, emotion, and thrills. Moreover, many of these films are based on true stories, offering a gripping view of real-life hostage situations and abductions.
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Kidnapped (Italian: Rapito) is a 2023 Italian-language historical drama film co-written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, about Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy who was taken from his family by the Papal States and raised as a Catholic.
