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Watch Abduction free on The CW in the United States

John Singleton’s 2011 action thriller is currently streaming free on The CW. Other official storefront routes require an add-on, rental or purchase.

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  • John Singleton directed the film, and Shawn Christensen wrote it.
  • Taylor Lautner plays Nathan, with Lily Collins as Karen and Alfred Molina as Burton.
  • AFI records a 106-minute runtime, a PG-13 rating and September 23, 2011 openings in Los Angeles and New York.
  • Vertigo Entertainment, Tailor Made Entertainment, Gotham Group and Lionsgate are among the production companies; Lionsgate distributed it.
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Abduction

Abduction

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Abduction has an active official U.S. movie page on The CW and is currently available there free. Tubi’s exact page says the title is unavailable, while Prime Video’s official listing offers Howdy or MovieSphere+ channel access plus rental or purchase rather than clearly verified base Prime inclusion.

Taylor Lautner plays Nathan Harper, a teenager who discovers his childhood photograph on a missing-persons website and learns that the family history he knows was constructed to conceal a dangerous secret. Lily Collins, Sigourney Weaver, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs and Maria Bello co-star.

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