Captives (1994)
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25% of critics liked it
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56% of users liked it
(933 ratings)
This dramatic love story takes place in a British prison. Rachel, a young dentist, decides to take a part-time job at a nearby prison after she and her husband are separated. There, she meets Philip, whose ten-year incarceration for killing his girlfriend is almost up. Rachel and Philip fall in… More This dramatic love story takes place in a British prison. Rachel, a young dentist, decides to take a part-time job at a nearby prison after she and her husband are separated. There, she meets Philip, whose ten-year incarceration for killing his girlfriend is almost up. Rachel and Philip fall in love, which is a breach of Rachel's professional contract. Towler, fellow inmate and former drug dealer, finds out and blackmails Rachel into bringing contraband to prison. When Rachel learns that she is to bring a gun to Towler, she changes her mind, but as she tries to leave she finds herself a target in a shoot-out. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Angela Pope
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- May 3, 1996 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 4, 2002
- Studio
- Miramax
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It leaves the cavities it touches upon not filled.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Ormond and Roth, turning in nicely understated performances, generate the requisite heat, but the film never does.
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
Suspension of disbelief is one thing, but this movie was asking too much.
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Cast
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Tim Roth
as Philip Chaney
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Julia Ormond
as Rachel Clifford
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Keith Allen
as Lenny
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Siobhan Redmond
as Sue
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Peter Capaldi
as Simon
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Colin Salmon
as Towler
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Richard Hawley
as Sexton
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Annette Badland
as Maggie
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Jeff Nuttall
as Harold
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Kenneth Cope
as Dr. Hockley
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David Hounslow
as Detective
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Aedin Moloney
as Supermarket Checker
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Cathy Murphy
as Companion
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The Shend
as Gus
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Shaheen Khan
as Estate Agent
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Bill Moody
as Surgery Officer
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Gilbert Martin
as Bulldog Officer
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Mark Strong
as Kenny
- Nathan Dambuza
