10 Movies That Forced You To Answer Impossible Questions
3. Prisoners - Just How Far Would You Go To Save Someone You Love?
Starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, Prisoners is a gritty, intense ride that will have you biting your knuckles and praying for it to be over. Watching a man locked in a shower cubicle getting tortured for weeks on end isn't particularly light watching - but it does ask the question of exactly what you'd do in his position.
Jackman's daughters have gone missing, and the only lead to their whereabouts is a man with the IQ of child that was seen in the neighbourhood. Taking the law into his own hands, Jackman traps and tortures him in an attempt to extract information, but the potential perpetrator isn't giving anything away.
Just what would you inflict upon another human being to save your child, or someone you love? The only possibility you have of seeing them again is controlled by one person, but that's not even a sure bet.
Can you really live with yourself if you don't try, and can you live with yourself if you do?