Films about human trafficking

Films about human trafficking
List of the best films about human trafficking selected by visitors to our site: Taken, Trade, Love Sonia, Level 16, Midnight in the Switchgrass, Acts of Violence, Antebellum, Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, Yarik, On the Doll.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryFrance, USA, Turkey, United Kingdom
Duration01:33

While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his best years possibly behind him, the job may be more than he can handle.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryGermany, USA, Mexico
Duration02:00

A Texas cop (Kevin Kline), whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth (Cesar Ramos) to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, crime
CountryIndia

Inspired by a real story of young girl's journey escape from the world of international sex trafficking.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryCanada
Duration01:21

The teenage girls of Vestalis Academy are meticulously trained in the art of being “clean girls,” practicing the virtues of perfect femininity. But what exactly are they being trained for? Vivien intends to find out.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA

FBI Agent Karl Helter and his partner Rebecca Lombardo are very close to busting a sex-trafficking ring. When they realize their investigation has crossed the path of a brutal serial killer, they team up with a Texas Ranger to put an end to the infamous 'Truck Stop Killer'.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genreaction, crime
CountryCanada
Duration02:38

When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman teams up with Avery, a cop investigating human trafficking and fighting the corrupt bureaucracy that has harmful intentions.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA

Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryCanada

From the producer behind “Girl in the Box” and “Girl in the Bunker,” comes the disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, family
CountryRussia
Duration01:20

In the last five years 62,000 Russian children have been abducted, taken out of the country and sold.THIS HARD-HITTING DRAMA is the remarkable story of one of these children. The lucky ones are adopted by rich families in the West. Others are sold into a life of prostitution, drugs or crime. But many are murdered so their organs can be sold on the black market, often with the collusion of the Russian police.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA

A lurid, dark look into the lives of sex workers, where victims of child abuse deal with the consequences later in life.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:19

In this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are trafficked through an elaborate global network and enslaved in a Texas brothel, and must together attempt a daring escape to reclaim their freedom.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountrySouth Africa

A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA

To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

The true story of Chong Kim who, as a young teen, was abducted into the sex trade, and the complicated moral choices she had to make in order to survive as her situation grew more desperate.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama, crime
CountryBrazil

An impoverished teen seeking to escape the clutches of a human trafficker must weigh living up to his moral code against his struggle to survive.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller
CountryUSA
Duration02:32

A couple off for a romantic weekend in the mountains are accosted by a biker gang. Alone in the mountains, Brea and John must defend themselves against the gang, who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryCanada
Duration02:56

Human Trafficking is a television miniseries about an American Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent going undercover to stop an organization from trafficking people, and shows the struggles of three trafficked women. It premiered in the United States on Lifetime Television on October 24 and 25, 2005 and was broadcast in Canada on Citytv on January 2 and 3, 2006. It stars Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Rémy Girard, and Robert Carlyle.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genredrama
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, Greece
Duration01:24

In Greece to scatter his father's ashes, Isaac hears of a curse that hangs over the head of his family. Dismissing the idea, his trip begins to unveil dark truths that forced his father to flee years ago.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, cartoon, crime, anime
CountryJapan
Duration01:22

Marking the 75th anniversary of his birth, Shotaro Ishinomori's classic spy heroine manga "009-1" has been adapted into a live-action motion picture for the first time ever.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:42

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
CountryThailand, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, USA

When a Thai girl with mythical powers goes missing, Axe and his old team unite in attempts to bring her back.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genredrama
CountryLebanon, USA, France, Cyprus, Qatar, United Kingdom
Duration02:05

Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Arab Emirates, USA, Romania

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:12

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuse to help him.

Markimdb: 8
Genremelodrama, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, India
Duration02:00

    Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryThailand, Canada, USA
    Duration01:36

    After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    When a young rancher crosses paths with a Lakota girl from a nearby reservation, her mysterious disappearance sparks a search that uncovers a harrowing past and hints at a dire future.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    In an effort to control the city the Mayor opens the doors to the Russian Mob. It is not long until he realizes they aren't going to follow his rules. To fix the problem he accepts an offer to set up the Russians and open the door for the Cartel. When the Russians find out they take the Mayors Daughter and then the real games begin.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    A teenage girl is held captive in the home of a wealthy family. She is befriended by the family's young gardener, himself an illegal from Mexico. Their friendship carries both of them through their hopeless, sequestered lives and ultimately inspires them to break free.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong, France, Bulgaria, Spain, Sweden
    Duration01:01

    After fighting his demons for decades, John Rambo now lives in peace on his family ranch in Arizona, but his rest is interrupted when Gabriela, the granddaughter of his housekeeper María, disappears after crossing the border into Mexico to meet her biological father. Rambo, who has become a true father figure for Gabriela over the years, undertakes a desperate and dangerous journey to find her.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    James, down on his luck and desperate for some quick cash, agrees to drive a small truck across country. He soon realizes that he's made a huge mistake and has inadvertently become involved in a dangerous human trafficking ring. The unlikely hero risks it all to shut down the trafficking ring and save the woman he is falling in love with.

    Markimdb: 3.5
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    Ex-gang member John Henry is a quiet man with a violent past. When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrethriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    A young woman, Eve, fights back and manages to escape a malicious abductor. However, after discovering she may not be the only victim, Eve unravels a darker truth and decides to turn the tables on her captor.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryUSA

    Secret-service agent Vic Davis is on his way to pick up his estranged son, Sean, from his college campus when he finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes terrorist operation. His son's friend Erin Walton, the daughter of Supreme Court Justice Walton is the target, and this armed faction will stop at nothing to kidnap her and use her as leverage for a pending landmark legal case.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Greece
    Duration02:23

    Aggie, A 67 year-old Black Cajun, has just stepped into her worst nightmare. Her two granddaughters have disappeared, and the only clue she possesses is a forgotten laptop. Aware she only has a short window of time, she feels helpless to save them as her money and influence are scarce. Desperate to get her girls back, Aggie risks everything to cross paths with Richard and Lottie DuMonde, two of the wealthiest and most connected people in New Orleans. Certainly, once they hear her story, they will help. But what Aggie doesn't foresee is the dark world she's about to step into, or the dangers accompanying the rescue needed to bring her girls home.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada, Thailand

    Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genreaction
    CountryUnited Kingdom, South Africa

    Battle-hardened O’Hara leads a lively mercenary team of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration01:37

    Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has just been murdered. Maynard knows that a smuggler of illegal aliens is responsible for Scooter's death, but the feds insist that drug dealers committed the crime.

    Markimdb: 9
    Genredrama
    CountryBangladesh

    A migrant worker's passing leads authorities on a wild goose chase on his identity and what to do with his corpse.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    After his last assignment ended with the death of an innocent woman, a hitman's new job in London is compromised when he is overcome with guilt, and ends up helping a desperate woman who is caught up in a human trafficking operation.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryHungary, Germany, France
    Duration02:02

    A young immigrant is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, wounded Aryan can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by Dr Stern, intent on exploiting his extraordinary secret. Pursued by enraged camp director Laszlo, the fugitives remain on the move in search of safety and money. Inspired by Aryan's amazing powers, Stern takes a leap of faith in a world where miracles are trafficked for small change...

    Markimdb: 3.3
    Genreaction
    CountryIndia

    Ram is one among the five orphaned boys in Visakhapatnam, adopted by a doctor who ensures them a roof to live under, with dignity. Ram goes to any extent to protect his family and he's a handful for the baddie to handle in a time of crisis. How does Ram protect his family when they need him the most?

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryAustralia

    An innocent Cambodian boy is sold to a Thai broker and enslaved on a fishing trawler. As fellow slaves are tortured and murdered around him, he starts to wonder if his only hope of freedom is to become as violent as his captors.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryVietnam
    Duration01:51

    When a little girl is kidnapped by a trafficking ring, they soon find they messed with the wrong child. Her mother, a notorious former gang leader, is close on their trail and will go to any lengths to bring her child home.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryPoland, United Kingdom

    Vietnam veteran Billy Ray Lancing, a former CSA agent who now works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal relationship with Irina Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in Poland that he's helping out financially. When the letters suddenly stop coming, Billy heads to Poland to figure out why -- only to discover that the orphanage that Irina was staying in, which is financed by honest -- and unsuspecting -- good-intentioned Samaritans, is a cover for a human trafficking network.




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