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2021 · Movie · 1h 28m · PG-13

Girl in the Basement

AudienceAudience: 6.5

A teenage girl dreams of leaving home when she turns 18, hoping to escape her controlling father. Before that can happen, he imprisons her in the basement, forcing her to endure a terrifying ordeal while those around her remain unaware of what is happening.

My take

You may appreciate this if you can handle emotionally intense true-crime dramas with strong performances, but Not for you if disturbing abuse, captivity, and bleak Lifetime-style storytelling are difficult to watch.

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Cast

Judd NelsonStefanie ScottJoely FisherBraxton BjerkenEmily TopperEmma MyersJake NuttallLiam Pileggi

Director

Elisabeth Röhm

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