Movies Like Captive

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Butchered (The Execution of P)

2009·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Brillante Ma Mendoza

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Service

2008·1h 30m·★ 6.0·Brillante Ma Mendoza

Both star Coco Martin & Mercedes CabralDir. Brillante Ma Mendoza

All the President's Men

1976·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Alan J. Pakula

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Fear of Rain

2021·1h 49m·★ 6.0·Castille Landon

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Virgin Forest

2022·1h 53m·★ 4.3·Brillante Ma Mendoza

Starring Sid LuceroDir. Brillante Ma MendozaThriller & Drama

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

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Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

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Cinderella Man

2005·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Ron Howard

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Almost Famous

2000·2h 4m·★ 7.9·Cameron Crowe

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Good Boy

2026·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Jan Komasa

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Highway

2014·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Imtiaz Ali

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John Q

2002·1h 56m·★ 7.1·Nick Cassavetes

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United 93

2006·1h 51m·★ 7.6·Paul Greengrass

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In Order of Disappearance

2014·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Hans Petter Moland

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Alpha Dog

2006·2h 2m·★ 6.9·Nick Cassavetes

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Sky Force

2025·2h 5m·★ 6.8·Abhishek Kapur

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A Mighty Heart

2007·1h 48m·★ 6.6·Michael Winterbottom

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Executive Decision

1996·2h 12m·★ 6.5·Stuart Baird

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Extortion

2017·1h 48m·★ 6.2·Phil Volken

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How Good Is Captive?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.