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SummaryTwo men fortify a nondescript British apartment so it can serve as a prison, and then kidnap a woman and tie her to a bed. Before there's even time to react, we're plunged into a very nasty situation, but not a simple one.

Directed By:J Blakeson

Written By:J Blakeson

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

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Generally Favorable
65
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6.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
63% Positive
12 Reviews
26% Mixed
5 Reviews
11% Negative
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100
San Francisco Chronicle
A compact British drama that does more with only three people and a few modest settings than most movies do with computerized bloat and a cast of hundreds.
89
Austin Chronicle
The film is delicious, welcome, and entirely satisfying and, as an added bonus, far and away the best genre-fan date movie of the year.
User score
Generally Favorable
67% Positive
30 Ratings
24% Mixed
11 Ratings
9% Negative
4 Ratings
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Jul 27, 2013
10
123alexalex
brilliant so many twists really kept me wondering what was going to happen next right from the very first scene. Martin Compston is certainly an actor with a bright future.
May 27, 2011
10
iamanicon
One of the greatest movies ever made. Spectacular for a directional debut!
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The best Brit noir since "Croupier" is a complex, marvellously twisty thriller.
70
The New York Times
The Disappearance of Alice Creed will keep your attention, but you may walk away thinking you've seen something like it before: "Sleuth," with more sex and violence.
60
NPR
A skilled cast is Blakeson's greatest asset in his attempt to elevate his material above its pulpy limitations. All three are better actors than this sort of movie might call for.
50
New York Post
The writer-director, who goes by the name J Blakeson, keeps the suspense level high for the first hour or so, but he then indulges in a few plot twists that strain credibility.
30
L.A. Weekly
Blakeson's feature-length calling card has storyboarded austerity and sadomasochistic promise but in the end lets the game play out in a familiar flurry of double-crossings, two-timings and false deaths, content to only fetishize itself.
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Jan 17, 2011
9
shepardn
every time you think you know how the story line is going they throw a new twist in their. this one is going in my library. one of the best movies i have seen this year!
Jul 25, 2023
6
Broyax
C’est un polar bien étrange… on ignore jusqu’au bout s’il s’agit d’une comédie ou d’un thriller… ou plus simplement d’un film à rebondissements plus ou moins discutables… et provocateurs ! Tout cela semble un peu tiré par les cheveux, surtout vers la fin qui fait feu de tout bois avec ce trio de personnages que l’on dirait tout droit sorti d’un tabloïd putassier à deux centimes de livre (pléonasme)… Un numéro d’actrice tout à fait étonnant en tout cas, de la part de la si jolie Gemma Arterton très investie dans un rôle scabreux… c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire ! un peu cruel également, voire sadique ou sinistrement ironique (avec l’humour anglais, allez savoir…). Les deux autres comédiens sont très bien aussi, notamment Martin Compston plus connu dans son rôle opiniâtre sur l’excellente série Line of Duty. La réalisation est bien fichue (comme Gemma, ma foi) mais le film se concentre uniquement sur les deux cons et la cocotte kidnappée, éludant tout ce qui peut arriver ou se passer à l’extérieur… On reste donc un peu sur sa faim, même si la conclusion (un rebondissement encore) peut prêter à sourire. Un film assez original néanmoins et sans temps mort !
Jan 29, 2011
6
sergioltf
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
Oct 3, 2015
3
CameraBounceGod
As always....i'm stopping this short.....dont believe their relationship and this isn't good enough for me to go to sleep to **** you do think for a second that you might see the lead actress **** **** **** way...i would be tied up essentially for 1000 dollars and.... be very happy...even if i thought i was gonna die for several hours....even if my dad had to pay it....seems to be the moral of the story
Feb 13, 2011
1
DirtyCash
2 guys kidnap a girl for a ransom and have her tied up to a bed while they make their demands clear to her apparently rich father. Of course things soon get out of hand and yada yada yada. 'The Disappearance of Alice Creed' is without a doubt one of the worst films you could have the misfortune of popping into you DVD player. Not only will you be confronted with some really terrible acting, the writing of this play is so incredibly amateurish, it just beggars belief. Half the time you are listening to two guys talking to each other explaining to the audience what it is they did, how it went down and what they will do next. And the asinine plot twists they randomly inserted have to be seen to be believed. It's almost if no one actually took the time and read the script but started to roll the camera as soon as the crew was assembled and had finished their coffee. Recommended only for a good toe curling.
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  • Isle of Man Film
Aug 6, 2010
1 h 36 m
R
Missing. Where's Alice Creed?
BFI London Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
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