Ludovico Di Martino’s Italian kidnapping thriller is scheduled to premiere on Netflix November 27, 2020 monster already one of streaming’s hottest titles. This action-packed crime thriller tells the story of Leonidas Riva (Fabrizio Gifuni), a hardened Italian soldier whose violent lifestyle alienates him from his family. When Leonidas’ daughter was kidnapped, the trained warrior did everything in his power to find his loved one and restore his name in the family.
While proving its popularity on Netflix, monster It was warmly received by audiences and critics alike. Here are other examples of kidnapping thrillers.
cinematography (2008)
Since it spawned two sequels and helped later Liam Neeson become a vengeful action star, take Must be on the list of great kidnapping horror movies.
Former CIA agent Brian Mills (Neson) uses violence shown in a ballistic missile retaliation mission across Europe with his estranged teenage daughter Kim (Maggie Grace). A set of special skills acquired. While not particularly original, the subgenre’s execution combined with Neeson’s performance makes it a top contender.
All Money in the World (2017)
Directed by Ridley Scott, all the money in the world The film follows the real-life tragedy of oil billionaire Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer) when his 16-year-old grandson is kidnapped for ransom in Rome in 1973.
Much of the film focuses on Gail (Michelle Williams), the mother of the kidnapped boy, who tries her best to convince father Getty to pay the kidnappers a ransom. Although Getty was the richest man in the world at the time, he was too greedy to spend his money, but he slowly began to see the benefits of saving his beloved grandson.
Suffering (1990)
Kathy Bates Wins Best Actress Oscar For Her Incredible Transformation anguishedExcellent adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel by Rob Reiner.
Bates plays Anne Wilkes, a huge fan of best-selling author Paul Shelton (James Caan). When Annie saved Paul from a car crash in the snow, she brought him home, took care of his health, and encouraged him to start writing his new novel. However, Anne’s obsession quickly turns into pure madness, as she begins to physically torture Paul for entertainment.
You’ve Never Been Here (2017)
Lynne Ramsay Searing character study you were never really here Flip the kidnap subcategory on its ears. Joaquin Phoenix plays Joe, a Gulf War veteran with PTSD who returns home to make a living by brutally and brutally hunting down child kidnappers.
Joe’s new quest begins when he is hired to find Nina, the 13-year-old daughter of a famous senator. With very few clues to find, Joe traverses the worst parts of the city and battles his own demons by smashing adult male kidnappers hunting for female kidnapping victims. teen.
Don’t Breathe (2016)
What makes Fede Alvarez a don’t breathe What makes this such a compelling kidnapping thriller is that it doesn’t appear in the first half of the film. What started out as a heist film quickly turned into a depraved kidnapping story.
When three young criminals decide to steal money from a blind Detroit veteran, they have no idea how adept the man is at navigating his own trapped house. Worse still, when the three stumble into the man’s basement, they realize that he is imprisoning a young woman in a brutal plot to avenge the death of his own daughter, which he I blame the woman who kidnapped her.
The Prisoner (2013)
In addition to winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins, Denis Villeneuve’s 2013 Kidnapping Mystery Prisoner Currently ranked 196th in the top 250 of IMDB.
Hugh Jackman plays Dover Keller, a blue-collar Pennsylvania worker whose young daughter and best friend are kidnapped in broad daylight on Thanksgiving. Detective Rocky (Jake Gyllenhaal) is put in charge of the case, but Dover investigates on his own when he can’t find the answer.
Fargo (1996)
Winners of Best Actress and Original Screenplay at the 1997 Academy Awards, Joel and Ethan Coen for their incompetent kidnapping plot go far Still one of the best in history.
Luxury car salesman Jerry Lundergaard devises a stupid plan to kidnap his wife innocently so he can extort money from her wealthy father, but his plan fails miserably. harmful. Jerry not only hires more incompetent kidnappers than he does, but is hunted by pregnant sheriff Maggie Gunderson (McDormand).
High and Low (1963)
Japanese film master Akira Kurosawa made one of the best kidnapping thrillers of all time with his 1963 film. high and lowIn addition to inspiring a number of imitators, the film currently sits at number 82 in IMDB’s top 250 films.
The film is about a shoe company executive who is entertaining some guests when the driver’s son is suddenly arrested from his mansion in Japan. When the kidnappers try to blackmail the businessman, he has to decide whether to help the employee’s son like helping himself or let him suffer.
The Old Man (2003)
Currently ranked 67th out of IMDB’s top 250 films, Park Chan-wook old man Regardless of the genre, this is one of the best movies released in the last 20 years. The bloody revenge story revolves around a kidnapped man who is released 15 years after his first arrest and has 5 days to find his kidnapper.
After being kidnapped in 1988, Oh Dae-soo (Choi Min-sik) spent 15 years in a prison-like atmosphere. Oh Dae-soo is suddenly freed and with only a short time to avenge his captors, he begins to rampage with shocking brutality.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Winner of Rare Film, Best Actor, Actress, Director, and Screenplay, Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs is an undeniably kidnapping thriller.
While much of the action involves rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) interrogating Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), she does so only to help identify and locate Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine). Bill is a ruthless kidnapper and serial killer holding the daughter of an East Coast senator, Catherine Martin. The film remains the third feature film in Hollywood history to win all five Oscars.