A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
Jason George
- David
- (as Jason Winston George)
Arron Shiver
- Bill
- (as Aaron Shiver)
Jill E. Alexander
- Nancy
- (as Jill Alexander)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
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- TriviaWas initially going to be released on October 9, 2015, but was pushed back 5 times due to the studio going bankrupt. It was eventually released on August 4, 2017.
- GoofsA 911 call is placed from a landline cordless phone, the phone number is associated with a stationary address. Authorities know where the house is based on this phone number, and the house doesn't move. The cordless phone has a range of maybe 50 ft. But the 911 dispatcher states "we will triangulate on your location" despite Karla knowing the address. Authorities only need to triangulate on cell phones which are mobile, using 3 cell towers to find their location.
- Quotes
Karla Dyson: Let me tell you something, as long as my son is in that car, I will not stop. Wherever you go I will be right behind you.
- Crazy creditsPhotos of Halle Berry and Sage Correa at the park are shown during the first half of the end credits.
- Alternate versionsThe Blu-ray and DVD release is 14 minutes shorter than the theatrical and VOD release.
- SoundtracksPurple Butterflies
Written by Federico Jusid, Ale Martí, Anele Onyekwere
Performed by Raya Yarbrough, Danny Jay & The Pimpampums
Published by Metronome MP
Featured review
The taglines for the movie 'Kidnap' are "Vengeance is a mother" and "They messed with the wrong mother". I really wish they would change or adapt these because they imply a different type of film to what this actually is. To me those scream of a film like 'The Brave One', 'Taken' or 'Deathwish' where revenge is the motivating factor. That couldn't be further from the case. This is actually quite a grounded story about a desperate mother who will do whatever it takes to get her child back. Misleading taglines aside, it is quite a good film.
It's the pacing that really makes this film tick along. It really does grab you by the proverbials early and then never lets you go. You are in for the ride along with the mother and you genuinely care about the outcome for these characters. There are a few pieces of ill-advised writing, where character's decisions are questionable at best, however it has to be said it is very hard to avoid any of those at all in a film like this and still have 94 minutes of action.
Halle Berry is good in the lead role. Something I've noticed about her is that she is a much better actress when her character is under duress. When she is just being a regular person and asked to act normally she comes across quite clunky and you remember why she won a Razzie. Give her character some drama to work with though and you quickly remember why she also won an Oscar.
'Kidnap' is a good little thriller with excellent pacing, decent acting and more than enough going on to justify an hour and a half of your time. Give it a look.
It's the pacing that really makes this film tick along. It really does grab you by the proverbials early and then never lets you go. You are in for the ride along with the mother and you genuinely care about the outcome for these characters. There are a few pieces of ill-advised writing, where character's decisions are questionable at best, however it has to be said it is very hard to avoid any of those at all in a film like this and still have 94 minutes of action.
Halle Berry is good in the lead role. Something I've noticed about her is that she is a much better actress when her character is under duress. When she is just being a regular person and asked to act normally she comes across quite clunky and you remember why she won a Razzie. Give her character some drama to work with though and you quickly remember why she also won an Oscar.
'Kidnap' is a good little thriller with excellent pacing, decent acting and more than enough going on to justify an hour and a half of your time. Give it a look.
- jtindahouse
- May 31, 2017
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Bắt Cóc
- Filming locations
- Slidell, Louisiana, USA(outdoor filming)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $21,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,971,040
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,016,323
- Aug 6, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $34,814,102
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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