Top 7 kidnapping movies that keep you in suspense until the credits

7. "A Conspiracy of Faith" / Flaskepost fra P

• 2016
• Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
• Detective, crime, thriller
• Director: Hans Petter Moland
• Starring: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pål Sverre Hagen, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Amanda Collin
• IMDb Rating: 7.0

Danish detectives Carl (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) and Assad (Fares Fares) have a mysterious new case that begins when a passerby finds a letter on the beach calling for help sealed in an empty bottle. The handwriting is childish and the condition of the bottle suggests it was written years ago.

This is the third movie in Denmark's highest-grossing franchise about mysterious crimes from the past. They are based on Jussi Adler-Olsen's "Department Q" series of popular detective novels.

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6. "Colonia"

• 2015
• Germany, France, Luxembourg, UK, USA
• Drama, biography, history
• Director: Florian Gallenberger
• Starring: Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Mikael Nyqvist, Richenda Carey, Vicky Krieps
• IMDb Rating: 7.0

A German young couple, flight attendant Lena (Emma Watson) and photographer Daniel (Daniel Brühl), coincidentally find themselves in the midst of a military coup in Chile. Daniel, as an undesirable, engaged in propaganda in favor of the deposed President Allende, sent to the colony Dignidad, officially considered a charitable organization. The colony is run by a former Nazi, now considered a preacher. Lena does everything she can to infiltrate the colony to save her lover.

The movie is based on real events that took place in the 1970s. Emma Watson was interested in the project because of the non-trivial plot, where a woman saves a man — usually the opposite happens.

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5. "Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey"

• 2018
• Canada
• Drama, crime, biography
• Director: Jim Donovan
• Starring: Katie Douglas, David James Elliott, Rossif Sutherland, Amanda Ackury, Chris Owens
• IMDb Rating: 7.2

Young Lisa McVey (Katie Douglas), who works as a clerk in a small store, becomes the victim of a maniac. He kidnaps her as Lisa is returning home after her work shift. The captive begs to let her go, and unexpectedly the request is fulfilled — he lets Lisa go free. After her release, she tells her family and the police what happened, but everyone believes her story to be a fabrication. Only one person believes that she is telling the truth — a detective who notices the handwriting of a wanted serial killer in this story.

"A movie I would recommend every girl see", — Subinlly.

"The movie is just great", — ElizabetRock.

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4. "The Guilty" / Den Skyldige

• 2018
• Denmark
• Thriller, drama, crime
• Director: Gustav Møller
• Starring: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen, Jakob Ulrik Lohmann
• IMDb Rating: 7.5

Asger (Jakob Cedergren) works at a rescue service after leaving the police force. At the end of his shift, he receives a call and the person he is talking to turns out to be a kidnapped woman. Asger manages to quickly find out the necessary information, and the connection is suddenly cut off. He takes the situation to heart and cannot remain indifferent, so he intends to help the kidnapped woman.

"This is not an ordinary kidnapping at all, true to the description above. Keeps you in suspense until the end. Like reading a book", — marianabi_m.

"I'm shocked by the ending, I didn't even think it would end like that. I'm surprised! I recommend to watch it", — fb1313417.

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3. "Taken"

• 2008
• UK, France, USA
• Action, thriller, crime
• Director: Pierre Morel
• Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Olivier Rabourdin, Leland Orser
• IMDb Rating: 7.8

Retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) has recently divorced his wife. The couple has a daughter, and Mills has a heart for her. When Kim (Maggie Gray) goes on vacation to Paris with her friend, she is kidnapped. The grief-stricken father, who has not lost his accumulated experience and fighting skills, goes in search of his daughter.

The movie grossed $226.8 million on a budget of only $25 million.

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2. "Room" 

• 2015
• Ireland, Canada, UK, USA
• Thriller, drama
• Director: Leonard Abrahamson
• Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen, Tom McCamus
• IMDb Rating: 8.1

Joy Newsam (Brie Larson) and her young son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) live in a tiny basement with a single window in the ceiling. Seven years ago, Joy was kidnapped by Jack's biological father, who has kept them locked up and occasionally provided food ever since. In an attempt to save her son's psyche, Joy convinces him that the rest of the world exists only on television. Maddened by despair and fear that the kidnapper will decide to get rid of them, she prepares an escape plan in which her young son plays a key role.

The movie won many prestigious awards, including the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Brie Larson).

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1. "Prisoners" 

• 2013
• USA
• Thriller, drama, crime, detective
• Director: Denis Villeneuve
• Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard
• IMDb Rating: 8.1

In a small town in Pennsylvania, two kids from good families go missing. It happens right during a Thanksgiving celebration when friends and family are gathered around the table. There's nothing the police can do. The grief-stricken father of one of the girls, Keller (Hugh Jackman), takes on the investigation, believing that the police are inactive and not trying to catch the real culprit.

"A good thriller, keeps you in suspense, the harsh psychological pressure is played out wonderfully", — vseslav.

"Wonderful movie, really enjoyed it, especially the ending", — walleys.

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