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Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart

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Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart

2026

1h 31m

7.1(88 votes)

Documentary

Crime

Overview

Elizabeth Smart's harrowing abduction at 14 from her family's Utah home unfolds through her own words and never-before-seen material in this documentary.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Minnow Films

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

Elizabeth Smart

Self

Elizabeth Smart

Acting

Steevan Glover

Detective

Steevan Glover

Acting

John Stableforth

Brian David Mitchell

John Stableforth

Acting

Brian David Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Brian David Mitchell

Acting

Wanda Barzee

Self (archive footage)

Wanda Barzee

Acting

Soledad O'Brien

Self (archive footage)

Soledad O'Brien

Acting

Katie Couric

Self (archive footage)

Katie Couric

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