The Factory is a 2012 American crime thriller film directed by Morgan O'Neill and starring John Cusack, Mae Whitman, Dallas Roberts, Mageina Tovah, Cindy Sampson, and Jennifer Carpenter.
In the film, Cusack plays a Buffalo, New York cop who has been chasing a serial kidnapper who abducts young women.
A troubled Thanksgiving holiday dinner reveals that he has been ignoring his family, including his rebellious daughter, Abby.
Carl kidnaps Abby and chains her up in his basement, where he keeps two other young women prisoner, Brittany and Lauren, who suffer from Stockholm syndrome.
Although he initially denies any knowledge of Abby's disappearance, Tad shows up at the police station the next day and identifies Darryl, a former suspect and Carl's co-conspirator, who he saw at the diner.
Mike and Kelsey track Darryl to a hotel but find him dead and circumstantial evidence planted by Carl pointing to him as the kidnapper.
[2] Jason Jenkins of Dread Central rated it 1/5 stars and called it "an overly familiar, listless thriller-without-thrills, full of bad writing and actors who know better.
"[3] Lauren Taylor of Bloody Disgusting rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "While it has a very great lull for the majority of running time, the ending of The Factory is worth the watch.
"[4] Rohit Rao of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "a cookie cutter thriller" with a "supremely dumb, bone-headed twist".