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  1. Prisoners (2013)

    Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on …

  2. Prisoners

    Filmed like a horror film, and with a mood to match, Prisoners is haunting and will stick with you. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 22, 2021

  3. Prisoners movie review & film summary (2013)

    Reviews. Prisoners. Crime. 146 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2013. Sheila O'Malley. September 20, 2013. 4 min read. "Prisoners" Kidnapping thrillers often lull us into a sense of safety in the opening sequences, showing the normal …

  4. Prisoners (2013 film)

    On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 254 reviews, with a rating average of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Prisoners has an emotional complexity and a sense of dread that makes for absorbing (and disturbing) viewing." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 53 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

  5. Critics Consensus: Prisoners is Certified Fresh

    A dark, grim police procedural, Prisoners isn’t exactly feel-good cinema. However, critics say it’s a suspenseful, gripping thriller, thanks to an outstanding ensemble …

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    Rotten Tomatoes Score: 80%. Metacritic Score: 73/100. IMDb | Official site | [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_(2013_film))

  7. You need to watch the most disturbing crime thriller …

    Prisoners is a fairly straightforward thriller, but by weaving Keller’s mental spiral with Loki’s increasingly twisty and disturbing investigation, the film manages to pack itself to the brim...