The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story

2023Movie⏱️ 1h 28mTV-14

CrimeDramaThriller

⭐ 6.3

IMDB Rating

6,378 votes

It follows Kara Robinson as she survives an abduction and ultimately brings down a serial killer.

Director

Simone Stock

Writers

N/A

Stars

Katie Douglas, Cara Buono, Kristian Bruun

Release Date

February 11, 2023

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 3

Wins

🎯 3

Nominations

💬 34

Reviews

📋 30.6K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Katie Douglas

as Kara Robinson

Cara Buono

as Debra Robinson

Kristian Bruun

as Richard Evonitz

Erik Athavale

as Lt. Aaron Rowland

Lisa Marie DiGiacinto

as Sgt. Bonnie Jennings

Robert Nahum

as Sheriff Jim Price

Sophia Carriere

as Jess

Brandon McEwan

as Ryan

Jay Koensgen

as Desk Officer

👤

Sean Seidel

as Manatee County Officer #1

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.78 : 1

Sound

Stereo

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Production

Julijette, Lifetime, Marwar Junction Productions

🏷️ Keywords

serial killerbound and gaggedball gagabductionsexual assault

🎯 Categories

Serial KillerTrue CrimeCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

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by SnoopyStyle • 2025-06-15

6/10

"15-year-old Kara Robinson (Katie Douglas) gets taken from her friend's front lawn by gun-wielding creepy Richard Evonitz (Kristian Bruun) in broad daylight. He forces her into a plastic container. Her mother Debra Robinson (Cara Buono) struggles to get the police to take her seriously. The first half is mostly Kara with her creepy captor. She has the mantra of survival which seems to be the theme of the movie. The second half could have been an intense manhunt for the creep, but the movie is more interested in Kara. I can appreciate that in a Lifetime true crime story. As for Katie Dougl..."