The Disappearance of Alice Creed is a 2009 British neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by J Blakeson.

It is about the kidnapping of a young woman (Gemma Arterton) by two ex-convicts (Martin Compston and Eddie Marsan).

Criminals Vic and Danny kidnap a woman named Alice Creed, the only child of a wealthy family.

In a secured room, they forcibly strip her of all her clothes, handcuff her to a bed, and gag her – all while wearing jumpsuits and ski masks themselves.

Danny tries and fails to dispose of the spent bullet casing in the toilet, ultimately forcing himself to swallow it when Vic beats down the door.

The two then discuss their plans to run away together after collecting the ransom and share a passionate kiss, revealing they were lovers in prison.

Later, when Vic is away again, Alice seduces Danny and handcuffs him to the bed, but finds the door bolted shut when she tries to escape.

Danny shoots Vic point blank and, to Alice's horror, leaves her in the dark and handcuffed to the railing next to the dying man.

After a well-publicised Facebook campaign to choose a cinema to host the World Premiere of the film, Southampton University Student's Union won the event, which took place on 20 April 2010.

[11] According to Metacritic, which sampled the opinions of 19 critics and calculated a score of 65 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".

Cameron Bailey, co-director of TIFF,[17] praised J Blakeson's directorial style, claiming that "Not since Reservoir Dogs has a hostage standoff been handled with such intelligence".

The film, directed by Thomas Sieben, centers around the abduction of Stella (Jella Haase) by Vic (Clemens Schick) and Tom (Max von der Groeben).