Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 21, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Captive

If you loved Captive, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Ratcatcher

Ratcatcher

1999★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world o...

#2
High Life

High Life

2018★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation....

#3
Princes and Princesses

Princes and Princesses

2000★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In this episodic animated fantasy from France, an art teacher interprets a series of six fairy tales (each involving a prince or princess) with the help of two precocious students....

#4
Domino

Domino

2005★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captive for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter....

#5
War Witch

War Witch

2012★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she wa...

#6
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Captive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman....