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The Captive
“The author of Don Quixote left an incredible story untold. His own.”
65%
Movie
2h 14m
AI Analysis
The Captive (2025) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Captive (2025) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with tense and epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: In 1575, the young soldier Miguel de Cervantes is captured on the high seas by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. Aware that a cruel death awaits him if his family does not pay his ransom soon, he finds refuge in his passion for storytelling. Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~134 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Captive 65% (67 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 67 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In 1575, the young soldier Miguel de Cervantes is captured on the high seas by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. Aware that a cruel death awaits him if his family does not pay his ransom soon, he finds refuge in his passion for storytelling.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2025-09-12
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 1238188
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Where can I watch The Captive (2025)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Captive?
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What is The Captive about?
In 1575, the young soldier Miguel de Cervantes is captured on the high seas by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. Aware that a cruel death awaits him if his family does not pay his ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Captive?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Captive?
The official runtime for The Captive is approximately 134 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Julio Peña
Miguel
Alessandro Borghi
Hasán Bajá
Miguel Rellán
Antonio de Sosa
Fernando Tejero
Blanco de Paz
Luis Callejo
Dorador
José Manuel Poga
Diego Castañeda
Roberto Álamo
Abderramán
Albert Salazar
Beltrán
Juanma Muniagurria
Aguilar
César Saratxu
Friar Juan Gil
Jorge Asín
Friar Antón
Mohamed Said
Guard Muley
- W
Walid Charaf
Guard Alí
- L
Luna Berroa
Zoraida
Khaled Kouka
Agí Morato
Julien Paschal
André
- T
Thomas King
Privateer Arnaut
Daniel Carrión
Transeúnte 2
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