Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)
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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.2/10· 17K votes
TMDb8.026/10· 687 votesWith 7.2/10 on IMDb, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.
About Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.
Cast of Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
Katie Douglas
as Lisa McVey
David James Elliott
as Sgt. Larry Pinkerton
Rossif Sutherland
as Bobby Joe Long
Amanda Arcuri
as Lorrie
Chris Owens
as Det. Wolf
Bruno Verdoni
as Morris
Megan Fahlenbock
as Betty
- L
Leo Petrus
as Portly Man
Jamie Robinson
as Ed
- K
Kim Horsman
as Diane Martin
Marvin Hinz
as Impatient Man
- D
Deanna Interbartolo
as Young Lisa
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Kidnapping true story delivers gripping emotional urgency authentically
- •Detective investigation structure maintains suspenseful narrative momentum
- •Abduction aftermath portrayal demonstrates survivor resilience convincingly
What the audience disliked
- •TV-movie format limits cinematic scope during dramatic climax
- •Crime drama pacing stutters during police procedural sequences
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