Here we've displayed a list of the best Stand-off films : Song for a Raggy Boy(2003), Inside Man(2006), Incident at Oglala(1992), The Desperate Hours(1955), Last Train From Gun Hill(1959), Non-Stop(1996), The Left Handed Gun(1958), Barquero(1970), How to Rob a Bank(2007), Albino Alligator(1996), The Alamo(2004), Law and Order(1953) ... ...
Drama
Ireland|UK|Denmark|Spain
2003
98 Minutes
Aidan Quinn Iain Glen Marc Warren Dudley Sutton Alan Devlin Stuart Graham John Travers Chris Newman
school principal schoolboy schoolteacher prefect irishman teacher friend rival bully intense sad emotional endearing ireland school teaching school abuse sadism courage
The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.
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.
Documentary
USA
1992
89 Minutes
fbi agent native american shocking disheartening pine ridge reservation south dakota reservation life protest stand-off trial native americans injustice wretched excess quest 1970s
This film describes the events surrounding a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge reservation in S. Dakota where two FBI agents were killed.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
112 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Fredric March Martha Scott Arthur Kennedy Dewey Martin Gig Young Mary Murphy Richard Eyer Robert Middleton Alan Reed Bert Freed
criminal prisoner father mother son daughter tense thrilling emotional indianapolis house home invasion escaped criminals hostages family stand-off escape love 1950s
Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.
Romance, Western
USA
1959
94 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Anthony Quinn Carolyn Jones Earl Holliman Brad Dexter Brian G. Hutton Ziva Rodann Bing Russell
marshal wife rancher murderer henchman accomplice gripping wild west small town ranch street murder stand-off corruption justice pursuit revenge 19th century
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
Japan
1996
82 Minutes
Tomorowo Taguchi Daimond Yukai Shinichi Tsutsumi
clerk thief gangster frenetic amusing tense japan street chase running bank heist drug addiction stand-off pursuit escape rivalry 1990s
A salaryman, a drug addict and a yakuza go on a breathless three man chase through the streets of Tokyo, each for a different reason and fighting demons.
Crime, Western, Drama
USA
1958
102 Minutes
Paul Newman Lita Milan John Dehner Hurd Hatfield James Congdon James Best Colin Keith-Johnston John Dierkes Wally Brown Ainslie Pryor Martin Garralaga
outlaw pat garrett friend wife sheriff rancher brooding tense new mexico territory wild west small town ranch billy the kid fugitives stand-off murder friendship frontier justice quest pursuit
After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.
Western
USA
1970
118 Minutes
Lee Van Cleef Warren Oates Forrest Tucker Kerwin Mathews Mariette Hartley Marie Gomez Armando Silvestre John Davis Chandler Craig Littler Ed Bakey Richard Lapp
mercenary mountain man ferryman wife townsperson gritty raw border town river raft robbery escape route stand-off blackmail shoot-out rivalry 1880s
At a river crossing, a stand-off between a gang of outlaws and local townsfolk ensues when the ferry barge operator refuses to ferry the gang across the river.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
81 Minutes
Nick Stahl Erika Christensen Gavin Rossdale Terry Crews David Carradine
slacker robber employee mastermind police officer crafty cool amusing suspenseful bank vault lobby street banking bank heist hostage situation stand-off crime escape quest
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
Drama
USA|France
1996
97 Minutes
Matt Dillon Faye Dunaway Gary Sinise William Fichtner Viggo Mortensen John Spencer Skeet Ulrich M. Emmet Walsh Joe Mantegna
bank robber bartender hostage police officer negotiator arms dealer brutal melodramatic tense new orleans bar warehouse street hostage situation stakeout robbery stand-off negotiation botched crime rescue
While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.
War, Drama, History
USA
2004
137 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Billy Bob Thornton Jason Patric Patrick Wilson Jordi Mollá Emilio Echevarría Marc Blucas Leon Rippy Matt O'Leary Edwin Hodge W. Earl Brown
general davy crockett jim bowie colonel leader gen. santa anna brash confident thrilling spirited san antonio texas fort mission battlefield alamo the alamo territorial disputes texas revolution outnumbered
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.
Western
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Dorothy Malone Alex Nicol Preston Foster Ruth Hampton Russell Johnson Barry Kelley Chubby Johnson Jack Kelly Dennis Weaver Wally Cassell
marshal love interest outlaw rancher daughter tense rousing tombstone, ariz. small town jail ranch wild west stand-off lynching murder prison break retirement rivalry revenge quest
Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done...
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1975
97 Minutes
Sean Connery Ian McShane Norman Bristow Jeffrey Wickham Isabel Dean John Quentin
colonel terrorist captain ambassador hijacker operative tense spirited thrilling scandinavia airplane hijacking hostage situation deception stand-off dangerous assignment rescue pursuit 1970s
In a Scandinavian country, national security chief Colonel Tahlvik is tasked to rescue the passengers of a hijacked British airliner while the British Ambassador is being held hostage at his residence by another terrorist team.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
UK|USA|Luxembourg
2000
88 Minutes
Adrian Paul Christopher Lambert Bruce Payne Lisa Barbuscia Donnie Yen Jim Byrnes Peter Wingfield Damon Dash Beatie Edney Sheila Gish Oris Erhuero
highlander priest witch immortal ex-wife villager thrilling suspenseful brutal new york city mansion warehouse library armory stand-off family bloodline going home immortality supernatural sword battles
Immortals Connor and Duncan MacLeod must join forces against Kell, an evil immortal who has become too strong for anyone to face alone.
Drama
1977
150 Minutes
Peter Finch Martin Balsam Horst Buchholz Charles Bronson John Saxon Jack Warden Sylvia Sidney Yaphet Kotto Robert Loggia James Woods Dinah Manoff
commando hostage terrorist government official yitzhak rabin passenger intense suspenseful airplane airport uganda israel terrorism stand-off hijacking commando assault israeli-palestinian conflict quest rescue 1970s
Israeli commandos raid Uganda's airport in 1976 to free hostages from Palestinian-terrorist hijackers.
Action, Western, Drama, History
1987
150 Minutes
James Arness Brian Keith Raul Julia Alec Baldwin Lorne Greene Isela Vega Gene Evans David Ogden Stiers Ethan Wayne
jim bowie davy crockett gen. santa anna colonel general soldier brash emotional thrilling passionate san antonio texas mission fort battlefield alamo texas revolution the alamo outnumbered stand-off
Jim Bowie (James Arness), Davy Crockett (Brian Keith) and about 185 others face thousands of Santa Anna's (Raul Julia) troops at the Texas fort in 1836.