Girl in the Basement (2021)
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Girl in the Basement rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.3/10· 17K votes
TMDb7.6/10· 859 votesWith 6.3/10 on IMDb, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.
About Girl in the Basement
Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
Cast of Girl in the Basement
Judd Nelson
as Don
Stefanie Scott
as Sara
Joely Fisher
as Irene
Braxton Bjerken
as Michael
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Kim Rosen
as Doctor
Emily Topper
as Amy
Emma Myers
as Marie
Jake Nuttall
as Thomas
Liam Pileggi
as Toddler Michael
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Jake Etheridge
as Chris
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Sydney Kowalske
as Toddler Marie
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •True story basis creates compelling emotional stakes for viewers
- •Crime-thriller delivers tense dramatic moments effectively
- •Controlling parent dynamic establishes psychological horror tension
What the audience disliked
- •Depressing tone becomes relentlessly bleak without relief
- •TV-movie production values sometimes undercut serious subject matter
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