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May 24, 2024 · Powered by JustWatch. 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 ...
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. It is loosely based on Daniele Scalise's book Il caso Mortara.
May 23, 2024 · In the film “Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara,” a representative of Pope Pius IX arrives at a Jewish family’s home in Bologna, Italy, on a June night in 1858. This unsettling ...
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- 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.
- Prisoners. Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis. 221 votes. Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this intense thriller about a father who takes matters into his own hands after his daughter and her friend are abducted.
- Lucid Dream (2017) Dae-ho, a journalist, seeks to track down the whereabouts of his son, who was kidnapped three years ago. The investigation has gone cold, but an experimental technique allows Dae-ho to relive the day his son was taken through lucid dreaming. ‘
- Savages (2012) Directed by Oliver Stone, ‘Savages‘ revolves around a woman, Ophelia “O” Sage (Blake Lively), and her two lovers, John “Chon” McAllister Jr.
- Tallulah (2016) Elliot Page appears in a leading role in this movie, which centers on Tallulah, a young homeless girl who lives with her boyfriend Nico, practically on the road.
- The Most Hated Woman in America (2017) This true story is based on the final days of Madalyn Murray O’Hair, who was a talk show regular and pushed for religious freedom.
1. Captain Phillips. 2013 2h 14m PG-13. 7.8 (493K) Rate. 82 Metascore. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. Director Paul Greengrass Stars Tom Hanks Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdirahman. 2. Blind Flight
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May 7, 2024 · Our list expertly hand-picks a selection of top-tier films that not only delve deep into the tense arena of kidnappings, abductions, and hostage situations but also chronicle the heart-stopping journeys of the undaunted spirits who refuse to be just another story of victims.
