Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is a thrilling drama about the spiritual collision of two broken lives. When Brian Nichols – on the run as the subject of a city wide manhunt and desperate to make contact with his newborn son – takes recovering meth addict Ashley Smith hostage in her own apartment, she turns for guidance to Rick Warren’s best-selling inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life. While reading aloud, Ashley and her would-be killer each face crossroads where despair and death intersect hope.
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving violence and substance abuse
Cast: David Oyelowo, Kate Mara, Leonor Varela, Jessica Oyelowo, Mimi Rogers, Michael K. Williams,
Director: Jerry Jameson
Release Date: September 18, 2015
As Ashley struggles to stay clean from her meth addiction, a counselor recommends she read Rick Warren's book The Purpose Driven Life as it helped her.
Themes: Help, Encouragement, Rejection, Kindness, Drugs, Addiction, Bondage, Second Chance
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Desperate to escape her captor, Ashley says a prayer for help.
Themes: Despair, Help, Desperation, Victim, Fear, Coercion, Powerless, Criminal
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While held hostage, Ashley begins to read Rick Warren's book The Purpose Driven Life. In doing so, it opens up a discussion on fear and forgiveness with her captor.
Themes: Purpose, Despair, Unfortunate, Hopeless, Gifts, Glass Ceiling, Criminal
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Ashley continues to read excerpts from Rick Warren's book, The Purpose Driven Life, to her captor while held hostage which highlights that we are all created by God with a purpose for our life.
Themes: Purpose, Despair, Unfortunate, Hopeless, Gifts, Glass Ceiling, Criminal, Forgiveness, Killing
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CAPTIVE, based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is a thrilling drama about the spiritual collision of two broken lives.
Themes: Purpose, Despair, Unfortunate, Hopeless, Gifts, Glass Ceiling, Criminal, Meaning, Redemption
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