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Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart (2026)

  • Documentary
  • 91 min
  • 12 age guide
  • ★ 7.3/10 from 114 ratings

Elizabeth Smart's harrowing abduction at 14 from her family's Utah home unfolds through her own words and never-before-seen material in this documentary.

Directed byBenedict Sanderson

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