When you think the worst has happened... think worse.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Pruit Taylor Vince, Michael Harney, Laz Alonso |
| Director |
Roland Joffé |
| Screenplay | Larry Cohen, Joseph Tura |
| Music | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography | Daniel Pearl |
| Editing | Richard Nord |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Captivity Productions, Foresight, Bobby Weisman Caterers, RAMCO |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium
| Genre | Thriller, horror |
| Language | Some |
| Nudity | Brief |
| Sex | Brief |
| Violence | Very strong, frequent |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Very strong threat and menace, scenes of graphic violence. Sensitive viewers, particularly those who suffer from claustrophobia, should be cautious about viewing this film. |
| These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines. | |
Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
| Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Frank Scheck  Torture porn makes for sleazy viewing. | 1 |  |
| Die Burger Jacques Liebenberg 'n Flop wat nie jonk of oud se aandag sal hou nie. | 5 | |
| Cape Times Robert Abele Tale of woman's torture is a real disgrace. | 1 | |
| The Citizen Peter Feldman Its depraved values make this a totally uncomfortable film to watch. | 4 | |
| BBC Paul Arendt Captivity is still a grubby, exploitative film with an extremely guessable twist and universally dull performances. | 5 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli If there is another challenger for worst entry of 2007, I don't want to see it. | 0 | |
| ScreenItFeaturing bad writing, direction and acting, this is the cinematic equivalent of nails down the blackboard. | 0 | |
| Metacritic.com 17 critics | 5 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 67 critics | 5 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A messy script and lame twists make for tortuous viewing. | 1 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 5669 Netizens A great and chilling ride. | 10 |  |
Average .. 17% | 3 | |