Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- oppressive
- bleak
- late night horror viewing
- disturbing cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film grim and psychologically potent, with Vincent D'Onofrio's performance standing out amid divisive material.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bob attempts to turn Rabbit's years of captivity and exposure to murder into a protégé relationship.
Rabbit is confined in Bob's house, where the murders and daily abuse occur away from outside intervention.
Rabbit grows up witnessing killings, enduring enslavement, and being renamed and conditioned by Bob.
Bob conducts abductions and killings through an apparently ordinary cab-driver life before returning victims to his home.
Films like Chained, and why
The Collector
shared serial-killer horror, coercive control, and psychologically oppressive atmosphere
Room
shared captivity thriller structure, child endangerment, and intense abuser victim dynamics
The Silence of the Lambs
shared disturbing serial-killer perspective, grim procedural tension, and moral corrosion
Movie Details
- Director
- Jennifer Lynch
- Release Date
- 2012-10-02
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (552)
Cast
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Eamon Farren
- Evan Bird
- Julia Ormond
- Conor Leslie
- Gina Philips
- Jake Weber
- Daniel Maslany
- Michael Maslany
- Alexander Doerksen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, 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 Chained about?
- A captive boy raised inside a serial killer’s household must resist becoming the murderer’s chosen heir.
- What is Chained like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Chained as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Chained violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Chained as graphic.
- What did critics think of Chained?
- Critics broadly found the film grim and psychologically potent, with Vincent D'Onofrio's performance standing out amid divisive material.
- Which films are like Chained?
- Films with a similar feel include The Collector, Room, and The Silence of the Lambs.
- How long is Chained?
- Chained runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Chained?
- In United States, Chained streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
