20 movies like Hangfire, ordered by similarity : Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018), Hostage(2005), Supercop(1992), Sicario: Day of the Soldado(2018), Toro(2016), Beyond Skyline(2017), Hard Night Falling(2019), Escape From New York(1981), The Next Three Days(2010), The Raid 2(2014), Mr. Majestyk(1974), The Heroic Trio(1992) ...
Action
USA
1991
91 Minutes
Brad Davis Kim Delaney Jan-Michael Vincent Ken Foree Lee de Broux George Kennedy James Tolkan Yaphet Kotto Blake Conway Lyle Alzado Lou Ferrigno
national guardsman colonel criminal hostage wife sheriff gritty spectacular wild mexico small town new mexico prison hostage situation prison break secret mission kidnapping showdown crime spree rescue
A town has been taken hostage. Who will win the battle? Only the mighty will survive.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
China|USA
2018
94 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Dave Bautista Curtis Jackson Jaime King Jesse Metcalfe Huang Xiaoming Lydia Hull Baylee Curran Ashley Cusato Vincent Young Tyler Jon Olson
operative kidnapper team leader teammate prisoner prison guard brutal brooding gripping thrilling prison cell yard prison break kidnapping rescue crime ring prison rescue revenge
Years after he fought his way out of an inescapable prison, Ray Breslin has organized a new top-notch security force. But when one of his team members goes missing, Breslin must return to the hell he once escaped from.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany
2005
113 Minutes
Bruce Willis Kevin Pollak Ben Foster Jonathan Tucker Marshall Allman Michelle Horn Jimmy Bennett Tina Lifford Kim Coates Serena Scott Thomas Robert Knepper
sheriff hostage accountant wife criminal daughter tense rousing emotional gripping california los angeles small town office road hostage situation police work crime kidnapping starting over
When a family is held hostage, former hostage negotiator Jeff Talley arrives at the scene. Talley's own family is kidnapped and Talley must decide which is more important: saving a family he doesn't even know or saving his own family.
Action
Hong Kong
1992
91 Minutes
Jackie Chan Michelle Yeaoh Maggie Cheung Kenneth Tsang Yuen Wah Leih Lo
undercover cop prisoner policewoman gang member girlfriend police officer thrilling frenetic lighthearted hong kong china malaysia prison police station prison break undercover operations kidnapping crime police work dangerous assignment
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|Mexico
2018
122 Minutes
Benicio Del Toro Josh Brolin Isabela Moner Jeffrey Donovan Catherine Keener Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Matthew Modine Shea Whigham Elijah Rodriguez Howard Ferguson Jr. David Castañeda
attorney father hostage drug enforcement agent drug trafficker fbi agent brash gutsy gripping gritty unrestrained mexican-american border mexico office house car truck drug cartel drug trade revenge
The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
2016
105 Minutes
Mario Casas Luis Tosar Ingrid García Jonsson Jose Sacristan Claudia Vega Nya de la Rubia Ignacio Herráez Luichi Macías Manuel Salas Isabel Zayas José Manuel Poga
gang leader criminal brother niece murderer brutal powerful spirited suspenseful spain prison crime prison death new life family past crimes adventure rescue revenge
Sci-Fi, Action
USA|Canada|Indonesia|UK|China|Singapore
2017
106 Minutes
Frank Grillo Bojana Novakovic Jonny Weston Callan Mulvey Antonio Fargas Jacob Vargas Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian
detective prisoner son alien thrilling suspenseful airy gory prison alien planet spaceship street kidnapping alien attack danger father/son relationship adventure rise fall rescue
A tough-as-nails detective embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship.
Drama, Action
Italy|USA
2019
86 Minutes
Andrea Scarduzio Brice Martinet Natalie Burn Ralph Palka Dolph Lundgren Hal Yamanouchi
interpol agent hostage crime boss gripping gritty raw villa italy hostage situation hostages rescue revenge escape 21st century
After an Interpol operation in Italy, Michael attends a company dinner party when suddenly, the 50 guests are held hostage by 15-20 armed men for $150,000,000 there.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1981
100 Minutes
Kurt Russell Ernest Borgnine Adrienne Barbeau Lee Van Cleef Donald Pleasence Isaac Hayes Season Hubley Harry Dean Stanton Tom Atkins Charles Cyphers
mercenary president prisoners bleak thrilling new york city prison cold war terrorism hostages rescue nuclear safety rescue escape 20th century
In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|France
2010
133 Minutes
Russell Crowe Elizabeth Banks Brian Dennehy Lennie James Olivia Wilde Ty Simpkins Helen Carey Liam Neeson Daniel Stern Kevin Corrigan Jason Beghe
husband wife son ex-convict boss suspenseful brutal united states venezuela prison airport university murder prison break schemes desperation fall rescue pursuit 2000s
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
Crime, Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action
Indonesia|USA
2014
148 Minutes
Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian Arifin Putra Oka Antara Tio Pakusadewo Alex Abbad Julie Estelle Cok Simbara Cecep Arif Rahman Very Tri Yulisman Ryuhei Matsuda
son gangster family member undercover cop inmate kingpin brash brooding chilling prison office police station jakarta, indonesia building drug house undercover operations crime family fighting prison
Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Action
USA
1974
104 Minutes
Charles Bronson Al Lettieri Linda Cristal Lee Purcell Paul Koslo Taylor Lacher Frank Maxwell Alejandro Rey Jordan Rhodes Vern Porter Bert Santos
vietnam vet lawyer mobster migrant worker police detective criminal gritty rousing suspenseful colorado farm prison justice organized crime rivalry prison pursuit revenge adventure 1970s
A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him.
Sports & Fitness, Fantasy, Action
USA
1992
88 Minutes
Anita Mui Maggie Cheung Michelle Yeoh Anthony Wong Damian Lau James Pak Shi-Kwan Yen
kidnapper wife detective inspector superhero villain spectacular frenetic hong kong hospital cottage beach street train station fighting kidnapping invisibility redemption hostage situation sister relationship
An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.
Comedy, Action
USA|Mexico
2020
124 Minutes
Will Smith Bilall Fallah Martin Lawrence Vanessa Hudgens Jacob Scipio Alexander Ludwig Kate del Castillo Joe Pantoliano Charles Melton Paola Núñez Nicky Jam
wife son drug lord detective partner bad guy cheeky amusing intense passionate hilarious miami mexico city crime scene street car revenge vengeance killing spree
Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.
Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
2012
95 Minutes
Guy Pearce Stephen Saint-Leger Maggie Grace Vincent Regan Joseph Gilgun Lennie James Peter Stormare Jacky Ido Tim Plester Mark Tankersley Anne-Solenne Hatte
daughter president prisoner agent thrilling intense outer space prison earth space travel prison break wrongful conviction hostage situation race against time rescue escape future
A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Sports & Fitness
2015
120 Minutes
Tony Jaa Jing Wu Jin Zhang Louis Koo Simon Yam Ken Lo Philip Keung Jun Kung Aaron Chow Babyjohn Choi
undercover cop prisoner gang members prison guard daughter thrilling gritty suspenseful tense prison thailand hong kong crime pursuit 2010s
When his cover gets blown, a Hong Kong cop (Wu Jing) lands in a Thai prison where the warden (Zhang Jin) works with a criminal mastermind (Louis Koo) to harvest organs.
Action
1988
109 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Tom Berenger Kirstie Alley Clancy Brown Richard Masur Andrew Robinson Kevin Scannell Frederick Coffin
fbi agent thief guide fiancée jewel thief boyfriend confident engaging suspenseful tense thrilling intense pacific northwest canadian border jewelry shop mountain wilderness city hostage situation extortion
An FBI agent (Sidney Poitier) and his mountain guide (Tom Berenger) track a killer trying to cross from Washington into Canada.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1974
104 Minutes
Walter Matthau Robert Shaw Martin Balsam Héctor Elizondo Earl Hindman James Broderick Dick O'Neill Lee Wallace Tom Pedi Beatrice Winde Jerry Stiller
criminal police officer negotiator hostage mayor cheeky chilling gritty suspenseful brash new york city subway hijacking crime city life pursuit rescue 1970s
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Action, Mystery & Thriller
South Africa|UK
2020
90 Minutes
Megan Fox Jessica Sutton Philip Winchester Lee-Anne Liebenberg Calli Taylor Greg Kriek Adam Deacon Brandon Auret Sisanda Henna
mercenary hostage rebel soldier thrilling suspenseful spectacular gutsy fiery rousing africa mission saving the day hostage situation rescue adventure escape 2020s
O'Hara is a mercenary leading a squad of soldiers on their mission to rescue hostages in remote part of Africa. Unfortunately the mission goes wrong and the team are stranded, forced to survive against the local rebels.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Mexico
2017
92 Minutes
Dolph Lundgren Corbin Bernsen Louis Mandylor Jocelyn Osorio Isaac C. Singleton Jr. Eddie J. Fernandez Steven Dell Tok Tam Aboozary
thief professional cia agent drug lord criminal prisoner brutal amusing cheeky confident cool fiery intense intricate wild mexico united states robbery prison prison life
A team of thieves break into a maximum secured Mexican prision with a plan to rob the most notourious druglord. Full of action, guns smoking, fighting and corrupt politicians.
Action
USA|Japan
1994
115 Minutes
Alec Baldwin Kim Basinger Michael Madsen James Woods David Morse Jennifer Tilly James Stephens Richard Farnsworth Philip Seymour Hoffman Burton Gilliam Royce D. Applegate
criminal wife crime boss veterinarian gangster thief gritty thrilling el paso, texas mexico arizona robbery double-cross adultery marriage crime escape revenge 1990s
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.