Chained is a 2012 Canadian psychological horror film directed by Jennifer Lynch and based on a screenplay by Damian O'Donnell.

Gina Philips, Conor Leslie, Jake Weber, and Julia Ormond appear in supporting roles.

As a result of the abuse his father inflicted on him and his brother as children, including forcing him to have sexual intercourse with his own mother, Bob has turned into a serial killer who rapes and murders young women.

Brad, who had urged Sarah to take a taxi on the day of the kidnapping, wanted to get rid of his first wife and son.

Tim returns to Bob's house, where Angie is now resting on the daybed located in the kitchen, and shuts the garage door.

Additionally, Troy Skog and Shannon Jardine portray Bob's parents and Alexander Doerksen plays Colin.

The producers explained that they wanted to see her take on the script, so she rewrote it to focus on the characters rather than gratuitous violence.

[4] Lynch was drawn to D'Onofrio, who was always her first choice, because the part required an actor that was capable of showing an injured inner child.

"[10] Through Bob's back story, Lynch attempted to show how society had turned him into a monster through child abuse.

[14] The NC-17 scene that was cut, which depicts a more graphic version of Mary's (Amy Matysio) death, is included as a special feature.

Negatively comparing it to Jennifer Lynch's debut Boxing Helena in terms of misogyny, Dennis Harvey of Variety called it "a repugnant exercise in physical and psychological sadism" and "a redundant wallow in arted-up, torture-porn cruelty".

[17] David Hughes of Empire rated it two out of five and described it as "plenty nasty but singularly lacking in clever new twists on a weary genre".

[19] Conversely, Matt Glasby of Total Film rated it three out of five and called it a "tense serial killer thriller", with the ending being his only main point of contention.

[22] Simon Foster of the Special Broadcasting Service rated it three and a half out of five and called it a "bleak, claustrophobic and brutal serial killer drama".

[23] Scott Weinberg of Fearnet described the film as "a stark, unpredictable, and frequently ugly rumination on themes like free will and morality" and "deserves credit for trying to mine some relatively intelligent chills out of something different, topical, and primally disturbing".

[24] Lauren Taylor of Bloody Disgusting rated it four out of five and wrote, "Chained takes a typical tale of an abused child growing up to become a serial killer and makes it something that is Oscar worthy", with praise for D'Onofrio's performance.

[25] Serena Whitney of Dread Central rated it three and a half out of five and wrote, "Not since American Psycho have audiences experienced a clever dissection of the appalling misogyny displayed in the serial killer subgenre from a female perspective".

[26] Bill Gibron of DVD Verdict concluded that Chained "stumbles a bit yet still manages to crawl under your skin and creep you out".