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1. Inside Man (2006)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 397,879 | Gross: $88.51M
2. Ambulance (2022)
R | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt
Votes: 98,148 | Gross: $22.78M
3. Hotel Mumbai (2018)
R | 123 min | Action, Drama, History
The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families.
Director: Anthony Maras | Stars: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher
Votes: 70,724 | Gross: $9.65M
4. Air Force One (1997)
R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Communist radicals hijack Air Force One with the U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson
Votes: 210,107 | Gross: $172.96M
5. Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour siege at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Aml Ameen, Rhea Seehorn, Roxanne McKee, Urs Rechn
Votes: 4,683
6. Hyena Road (2015)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, War
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars - all stand at the intersection of modern warfare - a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems.
Director: Paul Gross | Stars: Rossif Sutherland, Allan Hawco, David Richmond-Peck, Karl Campbell
Votes: 8,899 | Gross: $0.00M
7. Windfall (2022)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man breaks into a tech billionaire's empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife arrive for a last-minute getaway.
Director: Charlie McDowell | Stars: Jason Segel, Lily Collins, Jesse Plemons, Omar Leyva
Votes: 26,706
8. The Final Option (1982)
R | 125 min | Action, Thriller
It's suspected that a peace/anti-nuke organization in UK has some extremists willing to use terrorism. The action will probably be against an embassy in London. The SAS/Special Air Service try to get the organization infiltrated.
Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward
Votes: 3,765 | Gross: $2.67M
9. 6 Days (I) (2017)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980, this action-thriller dramatizes a six-day standoff between armed Iranian Arabs and SAS soldiers ready for a counterattack.
Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish, Martin Shaw
Votes: 24,658
10. 7 Days in Entebbe (2018)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History
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.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Batsheva Dance Company, Zina Zinchenko, Ben Schnetzer, Daniel Brühl
Votes: 17,299 | Gross: $3.19M
11. The Hit (1984)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Freddie Stuart, Ralph Brown, A.J. Clarke, Terence Stamp
Votes: 9,538 | Gross: $0.88M
12. Max Payne 3 (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
The ex-cop turned private security guard for a wealthy family in Sao Paulo, Brazil finds himself thrown into a new deadly conflict.
Stars: James McCaffrey, Julian Rebolledo, Frank Rodriguez, Benedita Pereira
Votes: 11,550
13. Held for Ransom (2019)
138 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.
Directors: Niels Arden Oplev, Anders W. Berthelsen | Stars: Esben Smed, Sofie Torp, Anders W. Berthelsen, Toby Kebbell
Votes: 4,701
14. The Dark Past (1948)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
An escaped psychopathic killer who takes the family and neighbors of police psychologist hostage reveals a recurring nightmare to the doctor.
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb, Adele Jergens
Votes: 2,145
15. Silverton Siege (2022)
TV-MA | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows three young freedom fighters who seek refuge in a South African bank in Silverton, and take the bank and its customers hostage and would only release them in exchange for the release of Nelson Mandela.
Director: Mandla Dube | Stars: Thabo Rametsi, Arnold Vosloo, Noxolo Dlamini, Stefan Erasmus
Votes: 4,520
16. Storm Fear (1955)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After being wounded by a bullet, bank robber Charlie Blake seeks shelter with his gang at his brother's mountain retreat. There he rekindles his romance with his brother's wife and reconnects with the boy he believes is his son.
Director: Cornel Wilde | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Dan Duryea, Lee Grant
Votes: 1,132
17. Counterpoint (1967)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, Music, War
A famous orchestra conductor is captured by the Germans in WW2, and is forced to perform at private concerts for the Nazi generals.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, Kathryn Hays, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 1,047
18. A Pistol for Ringo (1965)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Western
An 'angel-faced' gunfighter is tasked with infiltrating a ranch overrun by Mexican bandits and saving their hostages, including the fiancée of the local sheriff.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, Nieves Navarro
Votes: 2,296
19. U Turn (I) (2020)
98 min | Horror, Thriller
U turn tells the story of a budding investigator and a cop who will uncover the new conspiracies of a bike gang.
Director: Roderick Cabrido | Stars: Kim Chiu, JM De Guzman, Tony Labrusca, Janella Salvador
Votes: 355
20. Siete en la mira (1984)
91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A small town is under siege by a gang of ruthless bikers.
Director: Pedro Galindo III | Stars: Mario Almada, Fernando Almada, Jorge Reynoso, Adalberto Arvizu
Votes: 66
21. Pharaoh's Army (1995)
PG-13 | 90 min | Western
During the American Civil War, a Union Army captain leads his rag-tag cavalry troop up a misty creek to a remote farm to appropriate enemy (Confederate) livestock. The farm is worked by ... See full summary »
Director: Robby Henson | Stars: Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Joy
Votes: 714 | Gross: $0.05M
22. Lost in the Dark (2007 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A young girl, who has recently lost her eyesight to a degenerative disease, struggles to outwit an escaped convict who has taken refuge in her grandmother's cabin during a ferocious snowstorm.
Director: Robert Malenfant | Stars: Mae Whitman, Jason Gray-Stanford, Tom McBeath, Matthew Smalley
Votes: 436
23. The All Together (2007)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Martin Freeman plays Chris, a frustrated TV producer who is forced to leave his unreliable flatmate Bob played by Velibor Topic in charge of showing a series of real estate agents around ... See full summary »
Director: Gavin Claxton | Stars: Martin Freeman, Corey Johnson, Velibor Topic, Danny Dyer
Votes: 910
24. Siete en la mira, 2da. parte: La furia de la venganza (1986)
TV-G | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Tras un combate en el que Santo (formando pareja con el Rebelde Rojo) vence a una pareja de luchadores italianos, le proponen que se una a una expedición arqueológica, que quiere explorar unas ruinas azteca.
Director: Pedro Galindo III | Stars: Beatriz Bauche, Agustín Bernal, Eduardo Bonada, Graciela Escartin
Votes: 33
25. Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (1992 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 96 min | Thriller
A man (Rick Worthington) assaults the Alta Vista Hospital taking four women, a man and two babies as hostages. He wants to kill Dr. Garrick, who, according to Worthington, ruined his life ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Teri Garr, Terry O'Quinn, Gary Frank
Votes: 128
26. Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar (2014)
82 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Dr. Mabuse, criminal mastermind - returns in this epic steam punk thriller, in which six interwoven tales document the downfall of Dr. Mabuse and his city "Etiopomar".
Director: Ansel Faraj | Stars: Jerry Lacy, Nathan Wilson, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Parker
Votes: 61
27. Kahit ako'y busabos (1993)
112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Guiller might be a gang member in Tondo but he has a big heart for children. So when he finds out about a child trafficking syndicate, he risks his life to save the poor victims.
Director: Bebong Osorio | Stars: Ace Vergel, Bing Loyzaga, Jenny Roa, Vic Vargas
28. Gundala Putra Petir (1981)
Action, Sci-Fi
Is an 1981 Indonesia superhero movie directed by Lilik Sudijo. This film played by Teddy Purba, Ami Prijono and W.D. Mochtar. This is the first superhero film in Indonesia that adapted by comic book
Director: Liliek Sudjio | Stars: Teddy Purba, Anna Tairas, W.D. Mochtar, Ami Priyono
Votes: 147
29. Actress Wanted (2018)
81 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A lonely janitor hires a struggling actress to reenact ten favorite memories of his dead wife.
Director: Minh Duc Nguyen | Stars: Long Nguyen, Thien Nguyen, Isabelle Du, Sulinh Lafontaine
Votes: 110
30. Hostage (2005)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, HOSTAGE explores the sensitive issue of Greek-Albanian relations through a young Albanian who takes over an intercity ... See full summary »
Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Stathis Papadopoulos, Theodora Tzimou, Giannis Stankoglou, Minas Hatzisavvas
Votes: 590
31. Matang agila (1997)
Action
Directors: Teddy Gomez, Phillip Ko | Stars: Monsour Del Rosario, Anjanette Abayari, Zoren Legaspi, Raymond Keannu
Votes: 9
32. The Cory Quirino Kidnap: NBI Files (2003)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Ara Mina, Alessandra De Rossi, Zoren Legaspi, Ian De Leon
Votes: 14
33. Gabo: Walang patawad kung pumatay (1990)
Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Mauro Gia Samonte | Stars: Gabby Concepcion, Aiko Melendez, Donita Rose, Patrick Dela Rosa
34. München 72 - Das Attentat (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama, History
The 1972 Olympics should have been a sporting highlight. But then the unthinkable happens. In the early morning of September 5th Palestinian terrorists stormed the Olympic village and invade the quarters of the Israeli delegation.
Director: Dror Zahavi | Stars: Bernadette Heerwagen, Heino Ferch, Felix Klare, Pasquale Aleardi
Votes: 250
35. Alfredo Lim: Batas ng Maynila (1995)
120 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Director: Ramje | Stars: Eddie Garcia, Dang Cecilio, Timmy Cruz, Gabriel Romulo
Votes: 17
36. Gladbeck Hostage Drama (1988 TV Short)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
A hostage-taking crisis that happened in August 1988 after an armed bank raid in Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. Two men with prior criminal records, went on the run for two days through Germany and the Netherlands.
Director: Michael Hirz | Stars: Holger Arndt, Silke Bischoff, Dieter Degowski, Ines Falk
37. Boots Oyson: sa katawan mo ... aagos ang dugo! (1989)
Action, Drama
THIS ACTION-DRAMA TACKLES BIG-TIME CRIME.
Director: Joey Del Rosario | Stars: Lito Lapid, Vic Vargas, Maria Isabel Lopez, Lito Legaspi
38. Vill mer (2020)
15 min | Short
Director: Bo Johan Sörensen | Stars: Ayad Hamid, Algot Ramos Roa, Christian Fandango Sundgren
Votes: 10
39. Durugin: Anay ng lipunan (1996)
Action
Director: Tony San Agustin | Stars: Romeo Campos, Dan Fernandez, Kimberly Diaz, Bernard Bonnin
40. A Message from Fallujah (2005)
15 min | Short, Drama
Daniel Crane is an American civilian engineer working to rebuild war torn Iraq who is kidnapped on his last day in Fallujah. Beaten and alone he is hostage caught up in the drama of war.
Director: Richard Gibson | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Shane Briant, Elizabeth Maywald
Votes: 74
41. Hotel Mumbai: Press Conference (2018 Video)
47 min | Documentary, History, News
Stars: Richard Crouse, Nazanin Boniadi, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, John Collee
42. Chinatown: Sa kuko ng dragon (1988)
Action
TONY FERRER PLAYS AN ANTI-HERO, THE CHINESE PETER WANG, HEAD OF A MYSTERIOUS SYNDICATE OPERATING IN BINONDO.
Director: Pepe Marcos | Stars: Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Tony Ferrer, Eddie Garcia, Aurora Sevilla
Votes: 9
43. Lime (2018)
7 min | Short, Crime, Drama
1972. Early morning. Debt collector HARRY LIME sits on the toilet seat with a large telephone in one hand and a blue lobster cigarette in the other. Theres a body in the bathtub.
Director: Tyler Richards | Stars: Neil Hobbs, Hjalmar Nordén, Lorna Dempsey, Jacob Israel Mulemba
44. Poker Night: A Dark Comedy (2018)
Short, Comedy
Five seemingly innocent characters wake up handcuffed to chairs in a dark room sitting around a well lit poker table, each of them are familiar with one another in the outside world. A dark... See full summary »
Director: Shaun O'Connor | Stars: Gard Fauchland, Marius Ingebrethsen, Jon Magnussen, Anna Nilsen
45. Behind the Scenes of 'Hotel Mumbai' (2019 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short, History
Stars: Anthony Maras, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Anupam Kher, Nick Remy Matthews
46. Bhanwar Jindagi (2021)
Drama
An unfolding mystery when Aarav kidnaps a girl and brings her to a house that is under surveillance.
Director: Swaroop Sawant | Stars: Shreya Pasalkar, Kamlesh Sawant, Swaroop Sawant, Tanmayee Sawardekar
47. Imbrue (2021)
5 min | Short, Drama
Director: Paris Elaine Lee | Stars: Angie Marie Espinoza, Tyrone Diggs, Jayda Valen
49. V hodine dvanástej (1959)
86 min | War
Directors: Andrej Lettrich, Jozef Medved | Stars: Ladislav Chudík, Rudolf Bachlet, Nada Hejna, Viktor Blaho
Votes: 11
50. Switch (2004)
8 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Director: Michael Lopez | Stars: Tom Kearney, Mitch Malem, Terry Bozeman