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    Night Killer 1990 POSTER

    Night Killer

    1990

    English

    4.3

    11

    Action

    amnesia

    Crime

    dance

    Drama

    giallo

    Horror

    kidnapping

    Mystery

    stockholm syndrome

    suicide attempt

    Thriller

    Bruno Mattei Bruno Mattei Director Peter Hooten Peter Hooten as Axel Tara Buckman Tara Buckman as Melanie Beck Claudio Fragasso Claudio Fragasso as Reporter with baseball cap Bruno Mattei Bruno Mattei as Reporter with yellow scarf
    Melanie Beck is the only surviving victim of a killer-rapist who wears a Freddy Krueger-esque mask and claw. Despite having seen the killer's face, Beck has blocked it from her memory. Becoming suicidal, she tries to kill herself on the beach but is saved by Axel, another rapist sleazeball who keeps her locked in his hotel room. All this builds to a mind blowing conclusion.
    Date with a Kidnapper 1976 POSTER

    Date with a Kidnapper

    1976

    English

    5.7

    2

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    hillbilly

    murder

    rape

    revenge

    Romance

    shotgun

    stockholm syndrome

    Frederick R. Friedel Frederick R. Friedel Director Larry Drake Larry Drake as Age Home Attendant John Gibson John Gibson as Barber Ron Campbell Ron Campbell as Beggar Jack Canon Jack Canon as Eddie Matlock
    A woman living in a boarding house is kidnapped by a small-time criminal. Soon others in the gang try to take her away from him so they can get the ransom.
    Stockholm, Pennsylvania 2015 POSTER

    Stockholm, Pennsylvania

    2015

    English

    6.0

    13

    27%

    39%

    Action

    biological parents

    child abuse

    Drama

    kidnapping

    rape

    stockholm syndrome

    Thriller

    woman director

    Nikole Beckwith Nikole Beckwith Director Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs as Benjamin McKay David Warshofsky David Warshofsky as Glen Dargon Hana Hayes Hana Hayes as Leia, Aged 12 Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Ronan as Leia Dargon
    A young woman is returned home to her biological parents after living with her abductor for 17 years.
    Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 1989 POSTER

    Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

    1989

    Spanish

    7.0

    20

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-detainee

    kidnapping

    madrid, spain

    porn actor

    prison

    Romance

    stockholm syndrome

    Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Director María Barranco María Barranco as Berta Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal as Máximo Espejo Antonio Banderas Antonio Banderas as Ricky Rossy de Palma Rossy de Palma as Traficante de drogas en Vespa
    After being released from a mental hospital, a troubled young man tracks down an actress he once had sex with and forces her into captivity, determined to make her part of his life.
    Swept Away 1974 POSTER

    Swept Away

    1974

    Italian

    7.5

    11

    62%

    79%

    Action

    Adventure

    battle of the sexes

    Comedy

    deserted island

    Drama

    marxism

    misogyny

    stockholm syndrome

    woman director

    Lina Wertmüller Lina Wertmüller Director Vittorio Fanfoni Vittorio Fanfoni as Lorenzo Piani Lorenzo Piani as Anna Melita Anna Melita as Giancarlo Giannini Giancarlo Giannini as Gennarino Carunchio
    A spoiled rich woman and a brutish Communist deckhand become stranded alone on a desert island after venturing away from their cruise.
    In Order of Disappearance 2014 POSTER

    In Order of Disappearance

    2014

    Norwegian

    7.1

    43

    86%

    80%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Crime

    dark comedy

    Drama

    drug trafficking

    gangster

    kidnapping

    revenge

    stockholm syndrome

    Thriller

    Hans Petter Moland Hans Petter Moland Director Tobias Santelmann Tobias Santelmann as Finn Heimdahl Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård as Nils Dickman Kristofer Hivju Kristofer Hivju as Strike - Stig Erik Smith Peter Andersson Peter Andersson as Wingman - Egil Dickman
    Upstanding community leader Nils has just won an award for "Citizen of the Year" when he learns the news that his son has died of a heroin overdose. Suspecting foul play, Nils begins to investigate, and soon finds himself at the center of an escalating underworld gang war between Serbian drug dealers and a sociopathic criminal mastermind known only as “The Count.”
    Berlin Syndrome 2017 POSTER

    Berlin Syndrome

    2017

    English

    6.3

    124

    74%

    53%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    berlin, germany

    Drama

    Horror

    hostage

    Mystery

    photojournalism

    stockholm syndrome

    Thriller

    woman director

    Cate Shortland Cate Shortland Director Max Riemelt Max Riemelt as Andi Teresa Palmer Teresa Palmer as Clare Emma Bading Emma Bading as Franka Hummels Morgane Ferru Morgane Ferru as Young Tourist
    A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
    Highway 2014 POSTER

    Highway

    2014

    Hindi

    7.6

    30

    88%

    68%

    Action

    bollywood

    Crime

    Drama

    kidnapping

    on the road

    Romance

    self-discovery

    stockholm syndrome

    Imtiaz Ali Imtiaz Ali Director Durgesh Kumar Durgesh Kumar as Aadoo Randeep Hooda Randeep Hooda as Mahabir Bhati Darshan Aulakh Darshan Aulakh as Punjab policeman Alia Bhatt Alia Bhatt as Veera Tripathi
    Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper.
    The Nameless 1999 POSTER

    The Nameless

    1999

    Spanish

    5.8

    7

    20%

    41%

    based on novel or book

    corruption

    Drama

    Horror

    kidnapping

    Mystery

    parent child relationship

    rape

    stockholm syndrome

    Thriller

    Jaume Balagueró Jaume Balagueró Director Tristán Ulloa Tristán Ulloa as Quiroga Isabel Ampudia Isabel Ampudia as Secretaria Susana González Susana González as Tatuadora Pep Tosar Pep Tosar as Toni
    The mutilated body of a six year old girl is found in a water hole. The girl is identified as the missing daughter of Claudia. However, only two peices of evidence could be used to identify her; a bracelet with her name on it near the crime scene, and the fact that her right leg was three inches longer than her left. All other methods of identification were removed from her body. Five years later Claudia, now addicted to tranquilizers, receives a phone call from someone claiming to be her daughter, asking for her mother to come find her before 'they' kill her. Other mysterious clues show up, further indicating that Claudia's daughter is indeed still alive, and very much in danger. Claudia, a run-down ex-cop, and a parapsychology reporter put together the clues to discover Angela's whereabouts
    12 Monkeys 1995 POSTER

    12 Monkeys

    1995

    English

    8.0

    255

    88%

    88%

    Action

    airplane

    airport terminal

    biological weapon

    Mystery

    philadelphia, pennsylvania

    schizophrenia

    Sci-Fi

    stockholm syndrome

    Thriller

    Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam Director David Morse David Morse as Dr. Peters Bruce Willis Bruce Willis as James Cole Brad Pitt Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines Roger Pratt Roger Pratt as Man Tying Shoe in Hotel
    In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
    Stockholm 2018 POSTER

    Stockholm

    2018

    English

    6.1

    49

    70%

    54%

    1970s

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on magazine, newspaper or article

    based on true story

    Biography

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    hostage

    stockholm syndrome

    Robert Budreau Robert Budreau Director Noomi Rapace Noomi Rapace as Bianca Lind Thorbjørn Harr Thorbjørn Harr as Christopher Lind Mark Strong Mark Strong as Gunnar Sorensson Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke as Kaj Hansson / Lars Nystrom
    Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”
    The Poughkeepsie Tapes 2007 POSTER

    The Poughkeepsie Tapes

    2007

    English

    5.9

    57

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Crime

    Horror

    mask

    Mystery

    pedophilia

    sadism

    Sci-Fi

    snuff

    stockholm syndrome

    suffering

    Thriller

    John Erick Dowdle John Erick Dowdle Director Amy Lyndon Amy Lyndon as Alice Endrisart Henry Dittman Henry Dittman as Frank Anderson Heather Snell Heather Snell as Jennifer Henshaw Bruno Oliver Bruno Oliver as Joel Gorman
    When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.
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