Here we've displayed a list of the best Ransom films : Sparrows(1926), O. Henry's Full House(1952), Fortress(1985), Spaceballs(1987), The Crook(1970), Too Many Crooks(1959), Thunderball(1965), Tomorrow at Ten(1964), Bullet Train(1975), Union Station(1950), All the Money in the World(2017), Big House, U.S.A.(1955) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1926
88 Minutes
Mary Pickford Gustav von Seyffertitz Roy Stewart Mary Louise Miller Charlotte Mineau Spec O'Donnell Lloyd Whitlock
orphan heroine headmaster wife abductee wealthy man creepy suspenseful heartwarming orphanage swamp boat american south compassion child abuse poverty kidnapping ransom running away escape
Molly, the eldest child at a baby farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of.
Drama
USA
1952
117 Minutes
Henry King Henry Hathaway Fred Allen Anne Baxter Charles Laughton Jeanne Crain Farley Granger Oscar Levant Jean Peters
kidnapper criminal abductee husband wife dying person charming amusing united states kidnapping ransom illness christmas husband/wife relationship adventure discovery 1950s
John Steinbeck introduces a quintet of five of O. Henry's most celebrated stories from his New York Period (1902-1910) in this anthology film.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1985
89 Minutes
Rachel Ward Sean Garlick Rebecca Rigg Robin Mason Marc Gray Beth Buchanan
teacher student kidnapper young boy young girl tense thrilling crafty australia school outback mountain kidnapping ransom survival teamwork escape transformation underdog 1980s
An Australian school teacher and her students are kidnapped. She and the children fight for their lives and try to escape from their captors.
Comedy
USA
1987
92 Minutes
Mel Brooks John Candy Rick Moranis Bill Pullman Daphne Zuniga Dick Van Patten George Wyner Michael Winslow Lorene Yarnell John Hurt Ronny Graham
president wizard pilot princess king madcap hilarious witty intricate outer space spacecraft space station desert kidnapping arranged marriage ransom space travel magic rescue love
A star pilot and his sidekick must come to the rescue of a Princess and save the galaxy from a ruthless race of beings known as Spaceballs.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|Italy
1970
120 Minutes
Jean-Louis Trintignant Danièle Delorme Charles Gérard Christine Lelouch Yves Robert Judith Magre Charles Denner Aldo Maccione
kidnapper kidnapped child accomplice father ex-convict old flame cool witty crafty engaging france bank prison kidnapping crime blackmail ransom fall pursuit sacrifice
Story about an incurable thief, his success and his failures.
Comedy
UK
1959
85 Minutes
Terry-Thomas Brenda De Banzie George Cole Bernard Bresslaw Sidney James Joe Melia Vera Day Nicholas Parsons Rosalie Ashley
millionaire kidnapper criminal wife husband amusing madcap london mansion kidnapping theft family dysfunction incompetency mistaken identity ransom revenge pursuit 1950s
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon - who distrusts banks and fears the Inland Revenue - but he sees Fingers and the ... See full summary »
Action
UK
1965
130 Minutes
Sean Connery Claudine Auger Adolfo Celi Luciana Paluzzi Rik Van Nutter Martine Beswick Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn Roland Culver Guy Doleman
james bond mastermind secret agent mistress beautiful woman spectacular witty thrilling gripping bahamas swimming pool yacht ocean floor paris hospital extortion ransom nuclear weapons terrorism espionage
James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
Crime, Drama
UK
1964
80 Minutes
kidnapper kidnapped child industrialist nanny inspector police sergeant tense suspenseful thrilling dark engaging intense england race against time abduction ransom blackmail greed wealth pursuit
It's a race against time for the police when they have to find a kidnapped boy imprisoned with a time bomb, after his abductor dies without revealing the child's whereabouts.
Mystery & Thriller
Japan
1975
155 Minutes
Ken Takakura Kei Yamamoto Ken Utsui Sonny Chiba Tetsuro Tamba Etsuko Shihomi Takashi Shimura Fumio Watanabe
terrorist transit chief train conductor pregnant woman government official thrilling suspenseful japan tokyo train station train ransom bomb trains race against time terrorism hysteria revenge quest 1970s
Criminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
80 Minutes
William Holden Nancy Olson Barry Fitzgerald Jan Sterling Allene Roberts Lyle Bettger
secretary kidnapper police detective conductor wealthy man blind person frenetic suspenseful engaging train train station apartment police station chicago tunnel kidnapping ransom investigation crime mystery
A sharp-eyed woman spots a man with a gun on a train and her alert to the railroad police helps them in their search for a ruthless gang who have kidnapped a blind heiress.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Italy|UK|China
2017
132 Minutes
Michelle Williams Christopher Plummer Mark Wahlberg Romain Duris Timothy Hutton Charlie Plummer Charlie Shotwell Andrew Buchan Marco Leonardi Giuseppe Bonifati Nicolas Vaporidis
billionaire kidnapped child kidnapper mother negotiator grandfather gripping emotional engaging tense mansion airport desert italy kidnapping ransom negotiation money survival rescue
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
82 Minutes
extortionist wealthy man boy father fbi agent criminal dark tense colorado park california prison valley kidnapping prison break ransom accidental death interrogation quest pursuit
Gerry Barker finds a lost boy whose rich father is extorted into paying a ransom for his return but the boy accidentally dies and Jerry goes to prison.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2009
100 Minutes
young woman kidnapper partner boyfriend captor girlfriend suspenseful intricate thrilling frightening apartment bedroom forest warehouse secret hideout kidnapping ransom double-cross fighting deception
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
114 Minutes
Jason Patric Rachel Ward Bruce Dern George Dickerson James Cotton Rocky Giordani Corey Carrier Jeanie Moore
boxer widow uncle child doctor dark passionate thrilling household restaurant boxing ring desert california kidnapping mental illness betrayal deception ransom temptation escape
An ex-boxer is drifting around after escaping from the mental hospital. He meets a widow who convinces him to help fix up the neglected estate her ex-husband left. Her Uncle talks them both... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
63 Minutes
George Sanders Lynn Bari James Gleason Allen Jenkins Helen Gilbert Ward Bond Anne Revere Hans Conried
detective escaped convict inspector sidekick ex-girlfriend reporter melodramatic thrilling suspenseful new york city office club graveyard street murder investigation blackmail deception missing persons ransom unlikely allies
The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.
Comedy
USA
1972
109 Minutes
Maggie Smith Alec McCowen Louis Gossett Jr. Robert Stephens Cindy Williams Robert Flemyng José Luis López Vazquez Raymond Gérôme Daniel Emilfork Corinne Marchand John Hamill
banker aunt hippie former lover son fortuneteller amusing suspenseful london paris funeral apartment train boat family deception smuggling ransom travel adventure
At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling (Alec McCowen) meets his Aunt Augusta Bertram (Dame Maggie Smith), an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him ... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK|USA
1969
118 Minutes
Robert Shaw Christopher Plummer Nigel Davenport Michael Craig Leonard Whiting James Donald
conquistador emperor incan leader priest warrior soldier thrilling melodramatic powerful spain ship peru palace south america francisco pizarro conquest incan empire ransom unlikely friendship religious conversion
In 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro leads an expedition into the heart of the Inca Empire and captures the Incan Emperor Atahualpa and claims Peru for Spain.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
60 Minutes
Glenda Farrell Barton MacLane Tom Kennedy Henry O'Neill Patric Knowles James Stephenson Janet Shaw
reporter police detective senator doctor captain henchman cheeky confident chinatown police station nightclub car apartment submarine protection theft investigation murder impersonation ransom
Torchy Blane has to solve a blackmail case.
Comedy, Western
USA
1975
93 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Sam Waterston Elizabeth Ashley Charlene Dallas Clifton James Slim Pickens Harry Dean Stanton Richard Bright Patti D'Arbanville Maggie Wellman Bert Conway
cattle rustler rancher wife cowboy detective niece hilarious quirky montana ranch prison robbery teamwork bartering boredom ransom deception quest transformation temptation
Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.
Comedy
USA|UK|Japan
2016
106 Minutes
Josh Brolin Ethan Coen George Clooney Alden Ehrenreich Ralph Fiennes Scarlett Johansson Tilda Swinton Channing Tatum Frances McDormand Jonah Hill Veronica Osorio
actor studio head kidnapper director police officer president charming cheeky amusing movie set movie studio office car bar street movies disillusionment kidnapping ransom survival
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1994
98 Minutes
Joe Mantegna Lara Flynn Boyle Joe Pantoliano Brian Haley Cynthia Nixon Fred Dalton Thompson John Neville Matthew Glave Brigid Duffy Eddie Bracken Adam Robert Worton
baby kidnapper con artist mother father kidnapped child amusing lighthearted playful chicago hideout mansion department store zoo construction site kidnapping escape ransom family ineptitude
After three kidnappers lose the baby they have kidnapped, both the cops and kidnappers go looking for the baby.
Action
UK|USA|West Germany
1983
137 Minutes
Sean Connery Klaus Maria Brandauer Barbara Carrera Max von Sydow Kim Basinger Bernie Casey Alec McCowen Edward Fox
james bond terrorist pilot sister cool thrilling england north africa secret headquarters nice, france espionage nuclear weapons ransom aging quest revenge pursuit 1980s
A S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2007
99 Minutes
William Baldwin Lisa Guerrero Owen Pearce Henry Winkler Chris Massoglia Morgan Flynn Rick Overton Peter Scolari Brenda Strong
teenager alcoholic fbi agent clown girlfriend young boy heartwarming montana abduction ransom family dysfunction coming of age first love growing up mystery 2000s
Based on a true-story - A Plumm Summer tells the remarkable tale of two young brothers, Elliott and Rocky Plumm, who go head-to-head with the FBI in order to crack the "frog-napping" case and get their beloved TV puppet, Froggy Doo back on the air, all the while become local heroes and best friends.
Action, Comedy
Australia|USA|Mexico
2018
110 Minutes
David Oyelowo Charlize Theron Joel Edgerton Amanda Seyfried Thandie Newton Sharlto Copley Yul Vazquez Harry Treadaway
businessman businesswoman drug lord mercenary hostage drug smuggler amusing hilarious thrilling offbeat intense unrestrained mexico office building office hotel conference room drug cartel kidnapping merchant marines
GRINGO, a dark comedy mixed with white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, explores the battle of survival for businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) when he finds himself crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal.
Crime, Drama
Netherlands|Belgium|UK|USA
2015
95 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Jim Sturgess Sam Worthington Ryan Kwanten Mark Van Eewen Thomas Cocquerel Jemima West David Dencik
victim kidnapper dark thrilling road office kidnapping robbery ransom pursuit 1980s
The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred "Freddy" Heineken in 1983, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
70 Minutes
George Murphy Rita Johnson Virginia Field Leo G. Carroll George Zucco Montagu Love Eddie Quillan Leonard Mudie J.M. Kerrigan Neil Fitzgerald Harry Stubbs
reporter socialite inspector murderer secretary dog fascinating airy suspenseful london pub house shop murder investigation missing persons switched identities unusual romance ransom human-animal friendship mystery
A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2000
86 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Susan Lynch Alex Norton Iain Glen Maurice Roeves Tom Mannion Robin Laing Pauline Lynch
girlfriend abusive boyfriend young woman junkie police officer brother dark offbeat suspenseful glasgow, scotland bathroom bus station train apartment domestic violence female bonding fake kidnapping schemes police corruption ransom
Two girls thrown together by their boyfriends' violence accidentally kill one of them.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Music
Spain|UK|USA
2013
90 Minutes
Elijah Wood John Cusack Tamsin Egerton Kerry Bishé Alex Winter Dee Wallace Allen Leech Don McManus Don Kress
pianist stranger wife suspenseful dark concert hall chicago piano fear music ransom underdog
A pianist with stage fright endures a performance under the eyes of a mysterious sniper, who will shoot and kill him if a wrong note is played.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
UK|USA|France|Malta
2018
107 Minutes
Daniel Brühl Rosamund Pike Eddie Marsan Lior Ashkenazi Denis Menochet Ben Schnetzer Nonso Anozie Angel Bonanni Mark Ivanir Andrea Deck Peter Sullivan
hijacker terrorist flight attendant passenger hostage jew bleak brooding intricate intense gripping unrestrained airplane airport office terrorism hijacking negotiation rescue israeli-palestinian conflict
Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Mexico|USA
2019
104 Minutes
Gina Rodriguez Ismael Cruz Cordova Anthony Mackie Cristina Rodlo Matt Lauria Aislinn Derbez Ricardo Abarca Damián Alcázar Thomas Dekker
friend kidnapper police officer drug lord henchman drug enforcement agent tense thrilling suspenseful gripping mexico nightclub interrogation room car office kidnapping drug trade drug trafficking ransom gangs
Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Based on the Spanish-language film.