Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- disturbing
- bleak
- tense
- late night horror marathon
- dark thriller night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Christina Bowden, the sole girl to escape Elizabeth Caulfield, becomes the target of Caulfield's renewed pursuit two decades later.
Caulfield kidnapped five young girls, treated them as her children, and concealed the deaths of four victims.
The victims are buried behind Caulfield's decrepit home, making the domestic space a persistent emblem of concealed terror.
The story begins with the 1998 capture and escape of Christina, then advances twenty years to Caulfield's prison escape and renewed pursuit.
Films like The Girl Who Got Away, and why
The Call
Shared serial killer pursuit, child abduction trauma, and grim psychological thriller atmosphere.
The Lovely Bones
Shared female-centered survival horror, captivity themes, and tense killer investigation.
The Clovehitch Killer
Shared escaped predator, buried victims, and dark mystery-thriller structure.
The Woman in the Window
Shared trauma-driven confrontation between a survivor and a remorseless killer in a bleak horror setting.
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Morrissey
- Release Date
- 2021-08-20
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (150)
Cast
- Lexi Johnson
- Chukwudi Iwuji
- Kaye Tuckerman
- Willow McCarthy
- Ned Van Zandt
- Audrey Grace Marshall
- Geoffrey Cantor
- Anni Krueger
- Cade Tropeano
- Debra Lord Cooke
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Girl Who Got Away about?
- A lone survivor of a child-kidnapping killer must face her escaped captor when an old nightmare resumes two decades later.
- What is The Girl Who Got Away like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Girl Who Got Away as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Girl Who Got Away violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Girl Who Got Away as brutal.
- Which films are like The Girl Who Got Away?
- Films with a similar feel include The Call, The Lovely Bones, The Clovehitch Killer, and The Woman in the Window.
- How long is The Girl Who Got Away?
- The Girl Who Got Away runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Girl Who Got Away?
- In United States, The Girl Who Got Away streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
