Sometimes I feel like I’m trapped in my own home, especially as the autumn chill descends on the Pacific Northwest. It seems like Netflix watchers are feeling the same way, as the top new movie on its streaming charts is a hostage drama based on a true story in which a Washington mother has her home invaded by a malevolent convict. This week, we look at Kidnapped in Her Own Home and three other films with a similar vibe.
Netflix Review
Based on a true story, this made-for-Lifetime drama is drawing a lot of eyeballs on Netflix this week. When an escaped convict breaks into the Carelli home in Washington, he hides in the basement for 36 hours before taking mother Martha hostage at gunpoint. From there, he overpowers the rest of the family, convincing them that he has an accomplice watching them, and forces Martha to be his getaway driver as he attempts to elude police.
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Cast:Stana Katic, Tyler Tomás Perez, Gilbert Glenn Brown
A recent hit for Netflix, The Last House takes the concept of being held hostage in your own home to the extreme. When the Delgado family gets trapped in their home by a storm, they quickly realize this is more than just heavy weather: They can no longer open any doors or windows and are held inside by an unseen force. As they struggle to adapt after weeks of confinement, they discover that predatory creatures roam the outside world, engaged in a mysterious project of their own. It’s a fun little sci-fi thriller.
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Cast:Greta Lee, Wagner Moura, Sid Edwards
The longest kidnapping ever recorded in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, is the subject of Eloa the Hostage, an intense crime documentary that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the credits roll. In 2008, teenager Eloá Pimentel’s 22-year-old ex-boyfriend broke into her house after school and held her at gunpoint along with one of her friends. For the next 100 hours, he kept Brazilian police at bay until the situation ended in tragedy. The film examines the choices made by the cops and criticizes their failure to prevent bloodshed.
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Stars: Bianca Sousa, Everson Alexandre, Maria Jaqueline
It’s hard to pin down Yorgos Lanthimos’s 2025 Bugonia, but that should be expected from the maverick Greek director. Equal parts pitch-black comedy and tense thriller, it stars Emma Stone as the high-powered CEO of a pharmaceutical company. When a grief-addled conspiracy theorist and his cousin kidnap her and hold her in their basement, it’s not as simple as it looks. They’re convinced that she’s an envoy from an alien race, sent to Earth to kill our bees and force humans into slavery. This one will keep you guessing.
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Stars:Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis
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K. Thor Jensen
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K. Thor Jensen is a writer and cartoonist living in the Pacific Northwest. He has contributed to dozens of prestigious outlets, including PCMag, Tested, Clickhole, and Newsweek. His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017.
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