Captivity is a state wherein humans or other animals are confined to a particular space and prevented from leaving or moving freely. Captivity may also refer to: Captivity (animal), the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals Captivity (film), a 2007 U.S.-Russia thriller film by Roland Joffe and starring Elisha Cuthbert Babylonian captivity of Judah, as described in the Bible HMS Captivity, two ships See also Babylonian captivity (disambiguation) Captive (disambiguation) The Captive (disambiguation) Captive company, a subsidiary Captivity narrative, genre of stories about people being captured by "uncivilized" enemies Hostage, a person or entity which is held by one of two belligerent parties Imprisonment, restraint of a person's liberty pt:Cativeiro