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Girl in the Basement (2021) — Stream on Hulu · CriticCrunch

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Girl in the Basement

Movie2021·88 min

Girl in the Basement

Directed by Elisabeth Röhm

Thriller Crime TV Movie

A thriller crime film directed by Elisabeth Röhm.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 3%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.6/10

877 ratings

About Girl in the Basement

Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: trauma recovery, freedom rebellion, family dysfunction, sexual violence, isolated dwelling, domestic home, parent child, villain protagonist, everyman, survival, tragedy arc, true crime

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Details

Director: Elisabeth Röhm
Language: English

Cast

Judd Nelson, Stefanie Scott, Joely Fisher

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How Girl in the Basement Ranks

All movies

Top 3%

2020s movies

Top 3%

Thriller movies

Top 4%

★2020s Thriller movies

Top 4%

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Girl in the Basement Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkharrowingapproachableseriousintimatehauntinggritty

unsettling

What it's about

survivaltragedy arctrauma recoveryfreedom rebellionfamily dysfunctionvillain protagonisteverymanparent childsexual violencetrue crimeisolated dwellingdomestic home

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty