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Home Alone for psychopaths: what if Kevin was the burglar AND the trap?
TMDB
55
IMDb
57
Rotten Tomatoes
22
Audience Score
22
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Captured (1998)

sleazy thrillerdirect-to-video energytoxic masculine meltdown

Overview

ThrillerCrime

A car thief breaks into a man's house who is on a low because his career is being taken away. The man locks up the thief in the car, and tortures him.

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torturecar thief
revenge as self-destructionclass resentmenttoxic professionalismmasculine obsolescence

Standout Aspects

Acting

Andrew Divoff commits to chaos; Nick Mancuso chews scenery like it's his last meal.

Production

That car trap setup is genuinely unhinged production design on a budget.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel dirty and need shower after.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry during the boring torture bits.·Rewatch: Never. Unless you're writing a thesis on 90s direct-to-video thrillers.
Heads up:Violence: Extended torture sequences that outstay their welcome and then some.·Emotional: Career despair plot hits weirdly real between the sleaze.
Peter Liapis

Director

Peter Liapis

ReleasedJul 31, 1998
Runtime1h 35m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$500K

Top Cast

Nick Mancuso

Nick Mancuso

Holden Downs

Andrew Divoff

Andrew Divoff

Robert Breed

Linda Hoffman

Linda Hoffman

Faye Downs

Michael Mahonen

Michael Mahonen

Joey Breed

Seth Peterson

Seth Peterson

Buddy

Paul Collins

Paul Collins

Harry

Christopher Kriesa

Christopher Kriesa

Charlie

Beth Tegarden

Beth Tegarden

Sheila

Luisa Leschin

Luisa Leschin

Gladys

Lisa Long

Lisa Long

Cindy

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Peter Liapis played the lead in 1985's 'Ghoulies'; this is his grunge-era pivot to grimy thrillers.

Insight

Nick Mancuso was coming off NBC's 'Stingray' when he made this — a Canadian TV star's spectacular American collapse.

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