Utah’s most famous crime has a chilling documentary that you need to watch, followed by other kidnapping flicks.
This year is starting off strong for Netflix, with over 7,000 movies for you to watch. Some are obviously more worthwhile than others, which is why I’ve put on my streaming cap to recommend a few for the week, using metrics like popularity, ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, and personal preference. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s The Rip is still the top pick, but at a close second is a documentary about one of America’s most famous kidnappings. Learn about Elizabeth Smart and check out some movies that riff off her case.Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart
Certain crimes captivate the world’s imagination, and the mysterious disappearance of Elizabeth Smart is one of them. In June 2002, the then-14-year-old vanished from her bedroom, only to be found by police wandering on a street nine months later. She’d been held hostage by a pair of religious lunatics, and once she was freed became an activist for other missing people.
