Here we've displayed a list of the best Hostage films : Die Hard(1988), Predator(1987), Captain Phillips(2013), Argo(2012), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three(1974), Inside Man(2006), The Wind That Shakes the Barley(2006), The Town(2010), United 93(2006), The Negotiator(1998), Wild Horses(1995), From Dusk Till Dawn(1996) ... ...
8.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1988
131 Minutes
Bruce Willis Alan Rickman Bonnie Bedelia Reginald VelJohnson Alexander Godunov Paul Gleason William Atherton Hart Bochner
police officer hostage terrorist rival wealthy man thrilling gritty suspenseful intense office los angeles car elevator christmas party skyscraper robbery party christmas showdown explosion
An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
7.8/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Mexico
1987
107 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Carl Weathers Jesse Ventura Elpidia Carrillo Bill Duke Sonny Landham Richard Chaves R. G. Armstrong Shane Black Kevin Peter Hall
soldier of fortune cia agent hostage guerrilla fighter alien frightening tense outlandish guatemala jungle helicopter dangerous assignment survival murder violence monsters deception adventure rescue escape
A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
7.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2013
133 Minutes
Tom Hanks Catherine Keener Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdirahman Faysal Ahmed Mahat M. Ali Michael Chernus Corey Johnson Max Martini Chris Mulkey Yul Vazquez
navy seal captain wife seaman hostage gunman dark emotional tense intense somalia coast cargo ship boat airport lifeboat hijacking kidnapping rescue terrorism
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
7.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|UK
2012
120 Minutes
Ben Affleck Bryan Cranston Alan Arkin John Goodman Victor Garber Tate Donovan Clea DuVall Scoot McNairy Rory Cochrane Christopher Denham Kerry Bishé
cia agent specialist hostage revolutionary ambassador wife brutal tense suspenseful thrilling tehran, iran cia office canada united states airplane protest iran hostage crisis on the run political intrigue schemes
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
7.7/10
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?
7.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2006
129 Minutes
Denzel Washington Clive Owen Jodie Foster Willem Dafoe Chiwetel Ejiofor Kim Director Christopher Plummer Florina Petcu Jay Charan Bernie Rachelle
detective bank robber hostage banker negotiator broker tense suspenseful bank new york city cell heist investigation deception stand-off hostages quest mystery rivalry 2000s
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
7.5/10
Drama, History
Ireland|UK|Germany|Italy|Spain|France|Belgium|Switzerland|Netherlands
2006
126 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Padraic Delaney Liam Cunningham Orla Fitzgerald Mary Riordan Mary Murphy Laurence Barry Damien Kearney Máirtín de Cógáin Myles Horgan Martin Lucey
brother doctor soldier hostage prisoner of war emotional dark ireland farm household barracks siblings war death independence quest underdog 1920s
Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.
7.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2010
124 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rebecca Hall Jon Hamm Jeremy Renner Blake Lively Titus Welliver Pete Postlethwaite Chris Cooper Slaine Owen Burke Brian Scannell
bank robber best friend hostage love interest crime boss fbi agent gripping disturbing tense charlestown boston bank crime relationships heist cover-up murder disguise transformation pursuit
A longtime thief, planning his next job, tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to an earlier heist, and a hell-bent F.B.I Agent looking to bring him and his crew down.
7.5/10
Drama
USA|UK|France
2006
111 Minutes
David Alan Basche Richard Bekins Susan Blommaert Ray Charleson Christian Clemenson Khalid Abdalla Lewis Alsamari Gregg Henry Peter Hermann Denny Dillon David Rasche
terrorist hostage passenger crew member loved one air traffic controller emotional intense tense dark frightening airplane airport hotel united states sept. 11th teamwork hijacking death daunting task
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
1998
138 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson Kevin Spacey David Morse Ron Rifkin John Spencer J.T. Walsh Regina Taylor Siobhan Fallon Hogan Paul Giamatti
negotiator police officer hostage con artist wife embezzler tense gripping thrilling intense chicago police station house office building street big city hostage situation embezzlement framed for murder police corruption
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
Argentina
1995
132 Minutes
Héctor Alterio Leonardo Sbaraglia Cecilia Dopazo Fernán Mirás Daniel Kuzniecka Antonio Grimau Cipe Lincovsky Federico Luppi
bank robber bank employee drifter police officer hostage elderly man amusing confident brash road argentina bank robbery road trip fugitives unlikely criminal unlikely friendship deception adventure temptation love
A road movie that begins when a man tries to rob a bank and the bank's clerk, a yuppie, pretends the thief has kidnapped him to help him run away. While they're running away, they meet a ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Horror, Action
USA|Mexico
1996
107 Minutes
Harvey Keitel George Clooney Quentin Tarantino Juliette Lewis Cheech Marin Fred Williamson Salma Hayek Marc Lawrence Michael Parks Kelly Preston Tom Savini
bank robber brother hostage preacher vampire child offbeat frightful texas mexican-american border mexico bar rv bank robbery on the run murder vampires kidnapping pursuit escape
Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
France
2007
113 Minutes
Anna Mouglalis Édouard Baer Jean Rochefort Laurent Terzieff Jean-Pierre Kalfon Venantino Venantini Roger Dumas Alain Bashung Arno Bouli Lanners Serge Larivière
elderly person small-time crook criminal waitress hostage rock star amusing offbeat engaging diner house hospital kidnapping one last job bank heist theft crime discovery transformation pursuit
Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who hope to improve their lot, but find that they might not have what it takes for a life of crime.
7.1/10
Drama, History
UK|Italy|USA
1999
162 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Jessica Lange Alan Cumming Colm Feore James Frain Laura Fraser Harry Lennix Angus Macfadyen Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Kenny Doughty Osheen Jones
titus andronicus queen hostage son daughter brother dark intricate rome war marriage protest violence execution revenge fall rivalry ancient rome
Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family.
7.1/10
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.
7.1/10
Drama
Italy
2003
106 Minutes
Maya Sansa Luigi Lo Cascio Roberto Herlitzka Paolo Briguglia Pier Giorgio Bellocchio Giovanni Calcagno Letizia Bellocchio Maria Luisa Bellocchio Giulio Bosetti Tina Anselmi
kidnapper politician hostage young woman aldo moro prime minister dark tense fascinating rome hideout government building kidnapping political intrigue terrorism fanaticism murder hostage situation quest revenge
The 1978 kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants: a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.
7.1/10
Sci-Fi
UK
1984
115 Minutes
John Hurt Richard Burton Suzanna Hamilton Cyril Cusack Gregor Fisher James Walker Andrew Wilde David Trevena David Cann Anthony Benson Peter Frye
political boss hostage girlfriend victim government official killer somber tense powerful fictional country government offices apartment political repression corruption government secrets exploitation lie historical events fall underdog
In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain|UK|USA|France
2010
94 Minutes
truck driver terrorist man iraqi insurgent hostage suspenseful bleak shocking tense thrilling underground iraq coffin kidnapping terrorism iraq war buried alive race against time desperation
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
71 Minutes
hitchhiker sociopath victim hostage escaped convict creepy suspenseful chilling california mexico car hostage situation manhunt serial murders survival pursuit escape 1950s
Two fishermen pick up a psychotic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
6.9/10
Romance, Adventure, Action
Mexico|USA
1984
105 Minutes
Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner Danny DeVito Zack Norman Alfonso Arau Manuel Ojeda Holland Taylor Mary Ellen Trainor
writer soldier of fortune military officer sister hostage crime boss quirky lighthearted hilarious colombia jungle airport village new york city treasure affair kidnapping dance smuggling romance
A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK|USA
1997
105 Minutes
Brendan Gleeson Peter McDonald Peter Caffrey Tony Doyle Antoine Byrne Donal O'Kelly David Wilmot
ex-convict gangster kingpin best friend hostage thug thrilling amusing cheeky jail car dublin ireland city organized crime debt infidelity con game mistaken identity journey
Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Western
USA
1960
82 Minutes
Audie Murphy Felicia Farr Stephen McNally Robert Middleton Rad Fulton Jan Merlin Herbert Rudley Allan Lane John Qualen Bob Steele
innocent man hostage sheriff murderer outlaw brash confident intense spirited wild west framed for murder hostage situation innocence quest 1880s
Mistaken for a murderous outlaw, an innocent passerby is forced to go on the run to try and clear his name by catching the real culprit.
6.8/10
Drama
UK
2003
94 Minutes
Ian Hart Linus Roache Mohammed Chamas Nayef Rashed Lynn Farleigh Bassem Breish Ziad Lahoud Brian Devlin Aine Ni Mhuiri Paddy Rocks
teacher journalist hostage moving powerful tense beirut, lebanon ireland cell lebanon hostage crisis friendship imprisonment british-irish relations rescue 1990s
The true story of Irishman Brian Keenan and Englishman John McCarthy's extraordinary relationship as hostages of militias in Lebanon during the 1979-91 Civil War.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
France|USA
2002
92 Minutes
Jason Statham Qi Shu François Berléand Matt Schulze Ric Young Doug Rand Didier Saint Melin Vincent Nemeth
mercenary driver gangster hostage thug daughter thrilling brutal emotional car mansion road woods docks office transportation organized crime unlikely romance change of heart on the run
Frank Martin, who "transports" packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1990
88 Minutes
Bill Murray Geena Davis Randy Quaid Jason Robards Bob Elliott Philip Bosco Tony Shalhoub Richard Joseph Paul
new yorker thief girlfriend best friend hostage cop hilarious thrilling quirky new york city airport bank subway bank heist hostage situation getaway disguise relationships quest escape
Three thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1974
109 Minutes
Goldie Hawn William Atherton Ben Johnson Michael Sacks Gregory Walcott Steve Kanaly Louise Latham Harrison Zanuck A.L. Camp Jessie Lee Fulton
hostage abductee wife husband convict baby brash fiery gutsy wild spirited texas highway abduction family chases pursuit rescue underdog 1970s
A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. But things don't go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road.
6.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Hong Kong
2004
89 Minutes
Richie Jen Kelly Chen Nick Cheung Lam Suet You Yong Simon Yam Maggie Siu Ding Haifeng
commissioner superintendent thief hostage police officer partner thrilling witty street apartment building gunfight media circus humiliation bank robbery reality television police work adventure rivalry 2000s
After a disastrous failure to stop a robber gang, the police attempt to redeem themselves through a series of publicity stunts and shootouts.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
66 Minutes
hostage singer detective district attorney escaped convict dark tense chilling gripping folsom state prison california desert shack retribution murder jailbreak hostage situation kidnapping revenge 1940s
Vicious hood 'Red' Kluger escapes from Folsom State Prison and follows through on his threats to the detective who arrested him and the D.A. who convicted him.
6.6/10
Drama
Israel
2003
80 Minutes
Yael Abecassis Odelia Segal Adnan Trabshi Alon Oleartchik Itamar Glucksmann Merav Avrahami Adi Otman
girl neighbor friend father gardener hostage uplifting touching tender jerusalem israel closet family home israeli-palestinian conflict prejudice life lessons kidnapping terrorism discovery growing up
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
Chile|Mexico
1994
90 Minutes
Armando Araiza Patricia Rivera Willy Semler Luis Gnecco Armando Silvestre Paulina Urrutia Sergio Hernández Luis Alarcón
teen boy thug hostage journalist criminal police officer gritty suspenseful santiago, chile video store office building hostage situation money laundering heist media circus journalism escape underdog fall 1990s
A young low-class student gets involved with the wrong people and takes part in a non successful video rental robbery.
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