Hostage Situations
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    Movies

    Firewall (2006)

    A vicious criminal (Paul Bettany) kidnaps the family of a bank-security expert (Harrison Ford),...

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    Movies

    Inside Man (2006)

    An enigmatic woman (Jodie Foster) threatens to push past the breaking point a volatile game between...

  • Mission: Impossible III picture
    Movies

    Mission: Impossible III (2006)

    Now a trainer for IMF recruits, agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) squares off against the toughest foe...

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    Movies

    633 Squadron (1964)

    A Norwegian freedom fighter (George Chakiris) and his sister (Maria Perschy) lead a U.S. wing...

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    Movies

    The Kingdom (2007)

    A sympathetic Saudi police captain helps a team of federal agents (Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper,...

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    Movies

    Cadillac Man (1990)

    An angry husband (Tim Robbins) catches up to a wise-guy car salesman (Robin Williams) who cons...

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    Movies

    Collateral (2004)

    A contract killer (Tom Cruise) hijacks a cab and forces the driver (Jamie Foxx) to transport him to...

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    Movies

    The Delta Force (1986)

    Terrorists reroute a passenger jet from Athens to Beirut, where commandos (Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin)...

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    Movies

    The Chaos Experiment

    A crazed scientist (Val Kilmer) locks six people in a steam room and threatens to kill them.

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    Movies

    Albino Alligator (1997)

    Three robbers fleeing a botched heist stumble into a New Orleans bar staked out by ATF agents...

  • Assault on Precinct 13 picture
    Movies

    Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

    A cop (Ethan Hawke) must arm prisoners to help fend off an attack by gunmen who want to kill a...

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    Movies

    Vacancy (2007)

    While stranded at a remote motel, a couple (Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale) discover hidden cameras in...

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    Movies

    Airheads (1994)

    Would-be rockers (Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler) armed with squirt guns take a radio...

  • Munich picture
    Movies

    Munich (2005)

    A Mossad agent (Eric Bana) and his team hunt the terrorists responsible for the murders of Israeli...

  • Phone Booth picture
    Movies

    Phone Booth (2003)

    A sniper traps a New York publicist (Colin Farrell) in a phone booth and threatens to kill him if he...

  • The Son of the Sheik picture
    Movies

    The Son of the Sheik (1926)

    The Son of the Sheik, Rudolph Valentino's last film, may well be his best. A sequel to (and vast...

  • Die Hard picture
    Movies

    Die Hard (1988)

    A New York policeman (Bruce Willis) outwits foreign thugs holding his wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and...

  • Desperate Hours picture
    Movies

    Desperate Hours (1990)

    An escaped convict (Mickey Rourke) and his two partners invade the home of an estranged Utah couple...

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    Movies

    Funny Games (2008)

    Two deranged young men take a vacationing family hostage and subject them to torture.

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    Movies

    First Sunday (2008)

    Bumbling thieves (Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan) decide to rob a church to raise some much-needed cash, but...

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    Movies

    52 Pick-Up (1986)

    A secret fling with between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder.

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    Movies

    The Rock (1996)

    A one-time escaped convict (Sean Connery) leads Navy SEALs onto Alcatraz to thwart a renegade...

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    Movies

    Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)

    FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) clashes with her superiors when she jumps in to save two...

  • John Q. picture
    Movies

    John Q. (2002)

    A desperate man (Denzel Washington) takes hostages at a hospital in order to force doctors to save...

  • The Sugarland Express picture
    Movies

    The Sugarland Express (1974)

    Police chase an escaped convict (William Atherton) and his wife (Goldie Hawn) fleeing to Sugarland,...

  • Pulp Fiction picture
    Movies

    Pulp Fiction (1994)

    Two hit men (John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson), a boxer, a crime boss and others meet their fates...

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    Movies

    The Transporter 2 (2005)

    A former Special Forces operative (Jason Statham) springs into action to save the kidnapped son of...

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    Movies

    Shanghai Express (1932)

    A notorious woman (Marlene Dietrich) rides a train through a dangerous situation with a British...

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    Movies

    Mad City (1997)

    An investigative reporter (Dustin Hoffman) brings national attention to a fired security guard (John...

  • Escape From New York picture
    Movies

    Escape From New York (1981)

    A hardened criminal is offered a pardon if he rescues the president from convicts in the prison city...