Movies About Kidnapping Kids
Dozens of movies have explored Movies About Kidnapping Kids. We wrote about 12 of our favorites.
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
From Ben Affleck, starring Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan
Rated R
Gone Baby Gone follows the story of two detectives, Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and his partner, Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan). When four year old Amanda McCready is abducted from her home in Boston's Dorchester neighbourhood, the detectives are hired by her desperate aunt and uncle to find her. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover a darker side to the neighbourhood, and the people involved in Amanda's disappearance. With the help of Lieutenant Jack Doyle (Morgan Freeman), the detectives struggle to piece together who is responsible for abducting Amanda and why. In the end, they are forced to make a moral decision that will have profound consequences.
Mysterious Skin (2004)
From Gregg Araki, starring Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue, Chase Ellison
Rated Unrated
Mysterious Skin is a 2004 drama film directed by Gregg Araki, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet. The film is based on Scott Heim's 1995 novel of the same name and centers around two teenage boys in a small Kansas town, Neil McCormick (Gordon-Levitt) and Brian Lackey (Corbet). Neil is a charismatic and confident young man who works as a male hustler, while Brian is a socially awkward loner who is obsessed with UFOs and believes he was abducted by aliens as a child. As the two boys try to make sense of their shared trauma, they ultimately come to terms with their past and embark on a journey of self-discovery.
Trade (2007)
From Marco Kreuzpaintner, starring Kevin Kline, Kathleen Gati, Paulina Gaitan, Cesar Ramos
Rated R
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
From Anjelica Huston, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly, Lyle Lovett
Rated R
Without a Trace (1983)
From Stanley R. Jaffe, starring Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes, Stockard Channing
Rated PG
Alpha Dog (2006)
From Nick Cassavetes, starring Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Willis
Rated R
Gardens of the Night (2008)
From Damian Harris, starring Gillian Jacobs, John Malkovich, Ryan Simpkins, Tom Arnold
Rated R
The Lovely Bones (2009)
From Peter Jackson, starring Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon
Rated PG-13
Eden (2012)
From Megan Griffiths, starring Jamie Chung, Beau Bridges, Matt O'Leary, Eddie Martinez
Rated R
The Dead Girl (2006)
From Karen Moncrieff, starring Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Piper Laurie
Rated R
The Star Chamber (1983)
From Peter Hyams, starring Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless
Rated R
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
From Ulu Grosbard, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Jackson
Rated PG-13
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