Movies like Captive: 20 to watch next
If you loved Captive (2020) — a thriller and horror film directed by Savvas Christou — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Captive most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like kidnapping, twist and family relationships. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Play Dead 2025★ 6.3
Shares: Horror
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Trapped 2002★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller
Held hostage in different cities after their daughter is kidnapped by a master extortionist, a desperate couple must find a way to outsmart a seemingly foolproof plot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Get Out 2017★ 7.6
Shares: Thriller, Horror
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Call 2013★ 6.8
Shares: Thriller
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Desperate Hours 1955★ 7.1
Shares: Thriller
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Locked 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Thriller
When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel
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Hider in the House 1989★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller
A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Breaking In 2018★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to find hidden money. After managing to escape, Shaun must now figure out a way to turn the tables on the desperate thieves and save her captive children.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Tau 2018★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Horror
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 10
Girl in the Basement 2021★ 7.6
Shares: Thriller
Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Night of the Juggler 1980★ 6.8
Shares: Thriller
When a twisted psychotic kidnaps a young girl, mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy developer, her father, a hardened ex-cop, doggedly hunts them through New York's seamy streets.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Whisper 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gone 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller
Jill Conway is trying to rebuild her life after escaping a terrifying kidnapping. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to move in with her. Returning home from work one morning, Jill discovers that Molly has vanished, and she is certain that the same man who previously abducted her has returned for revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Deliverance 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 15
Please Don't Feed the Children 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Thriller
After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Final 2010★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Horror
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dead of Winter 1987★ 6.0
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Name Is Julia Ross 1945★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller
Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.
Stream in India on Plex
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Orphan: First Kill 2022★ 6.6
Shares: Horror, Thriller
After escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Kidnap 2017★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller
A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
Stream in India on Zee5, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel