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Hostage situation movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant hostage situation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling and intense films and TV shows about / with hostage situation, hostage, terrorism, terrorist, revenge, kidnapping, terrorist attack, violence, gun and rescue mission plots mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as hostage situation: Hijack (2023), Assault on VA-33 (2021), John Q (2002), Stockholm (2018), 6 Days (2017), Emergency Declaration (2021), Pawn (2013), Speed (1994), Breaking (2022), Hostages (2013).
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88K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries using his professional skills to save everyone on board. Will this high-risk strategy be his undoing?
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, crime drama, intense
Plot:
airplane hijack, hostage situation, airplane, hijacking, terrorist, investigation, flying, terrorist attack, terror, problem, hospitality, die hard ...
Place:
dubai
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Decorated army veteran Jason Hill is on a routine visit to the local VA hospital when organized terrorists infiltrate the building and take hostages, including a decorated general, and Hill’s wife. The highly trained veteran is outnumbered and the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense
Plot:
terrorist, counter terrorism, army, hostage, hospital, terrorist attack, hostage situation, showdown, rescue mission, fighting crime, terrorism, confronting the past ...
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153K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage ...
Style:
sincere, tear jerker, tense, suspenseful, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hostage, hospital, injustice, twists and turns, organ donation, insurance, sick child, father son relationship, fighting the system, doctor, medical, parent child relationship ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, illinois
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16K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA, Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages ...
Style:
dark comedy, captivating, tense, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
stockholm syndrome, bank robber, hostage, bank, bank vault, criminal, negotiation, criminal as protagonist, hostage situation, bank robbery, lovers, ransom ...
Time:
year 1973, 90s, 70s
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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27K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, factual, tension ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, military, politics, commando mission, rescue, danger, siege, violence, hostage, hostage situation, hostage rescue ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
england, iran, london
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
airplane hijack, aviation, hijacking, passenger, airplane, crash landing, airport, terrorist, flying, terrorism, investigation, terror ...
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8K
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, hostage situation, tough heroes, hostage negotiator, danger, gangster, diner, crime gone awry, kidnapped, robbery, criminal gang, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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420K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who's after major ransom money. First it's a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it's a rigged bus--if it slows, it will blow, bad enough any day, but ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, fast, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
hostage, bomb, twists and turns, danger, bus, terrorist, terrorism, police officer, trapped, unlikely partners, save the day, bomb squad ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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11K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.
Style:
suspense, sincere, independent film
Plot:
hostage situation, father daughter relationship, husband and wife, bank, true crime, bomb threat, swat team, hostage negotiator, new year, real life, war veteran, women ...
Time:
2010s
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10K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Hostages is an American drama television series that airs on CBS as part of the 2013–14 American television season. The series is based on a similar Israeli series created by Alon Aranya, Omri Givon, and Rotem Shamir which will premiere on October ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious, tension ...
Plot:
hostage, husband wife relationship, political conspiracy, held captive, blackmail, escape attempt, u.s. president, moral dilemma, family in danger, surgery, confined, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After the courthouse is hijacked by Black Caesar, brother of Sean Samuels, who has just been sentenced, Judge Jaeda King must rely on her strength and skills to find a way to end the standoff, save the hostages, and make her escape.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, action drama
Plot:
courtroom, hostage situation, showdown, female protagonist, taken hostage, problem, survival, siege, escape, rescue mission, justice, hostage rescue ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On the job, top FBI hostage negotiator Theresa Foley (Gail O'Grady) is a tough, no-nonsense professional...calm and cool in the face of risky, potentially deadly situations. At home, she's a loving mother, with two kids and a devoted ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
hostage situation, female protagonist, hostage negotiator, negotiation, taken hostage, hostage rescue, career, hostage, fbi agent, agent, husband wife relationship, troubled marriage ...
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Cheuk is a mainland security officer who's thrown into a race against the clock when he discovers a man is holding an entire school hostage in exchange for his adopted son, so it's up to Cheuk to use his formidable martial arts skills to ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
hostage situation, martial arts, kung fu, swat team, hostage, kidnapping, rescue mission, problem, race against time, threat, hand to hand combat, confrontation ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Mercenaries seize control of a remote resort hotel during a wedding and it's up to the best man, the groom and their drunken best friend to stop the terrorists and save the hostages.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, semi serious, fast paced, action comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorist, wedding, hostage situation, terror, best man, hostage rescue, gang, terrorism, hostage, save the day, fight, terrorist attack ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on the true incident of the 2002 terrorist attack in Gujarat's Akshardham temple, the story revolves around the bravery of NSG commandos, who stood up for their country and their people in the worst of times.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, action thriller, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, terrorist attack, hostage situation, rescue mission, heroism, counter terrorism, commando unit, war on terror, terrorist group, mission, sacrifice ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Pilots Tae-in and Gyu-sik are set to fly to Gimpo. Under the guidance of flight attendant Ok-soon, passengers are busy boarding. However, shortly after takeoff, a homemade bomb explodes, turning the cabin into chaos.
Style:
tension, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
hijacking, hostage situation, inter-korean relations, airplane, terrorist bombing, hostage, threat, problem, police officer taken hostage, taken hostage, airplane trip, confined space ...
Time:
70s
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
On the day that Antoinette Tuff considered suicide, she realized that all of her challenges had prepared her for a purpose; to save an Atlanta school under siege from a deranged killer bent on murdering the students.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, inspirational ...
Plot:
faith, hostage situation, courage, psycho killer, psychopath, hostage, mentally unstable, mental disorder, death threat, threat, murderer, gunfight ...
Place:
atlanta georgia
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national ...
Style:
rough, political thriller, serious, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, president, hostage, white house, terrorist attack, one man army, politics, daring rescue, u.s. president, commando mission, propaganda ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., north korea, usa, north america, pentagon
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2K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
With a price on his head, powerful Mumbai gangster Irfan Khan devises a plan to flee the country and hires four unsuspecting accomplices to help him hijack a plane to Kathmandu. As the four realize what he's up to, it becomes unclear whether ...
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
hostage situation, airplane hijack, gangster, organized crime, hijacking, mobster, criminal, hostage, bandit, conspiracy, cat and mouse, heist ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india, mumbai india
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Brazil, 1988. An unemployed tractor driver hijacks VASP flight 375 and orders commander Murilo to crash the plane on the Planalto Palace to kill the president - whom he considers guilty for the country's devastating economic crisis.
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, captivating, thrilling, intense ...
Plot:
terrorism, hostage situation, airplane hijack, hostage negotiator, hijacking, politics, aviation, terrorist attack, terrorist, capture, economic crisis, political unrest ...
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
How far would you go to get over your ex? After recent bad relationships with men, best friends Brea, Wendy, and Jessica want answers—so they decide to kidnap their exes and hold them hostage until they get them! After the kidnappers share their ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, buddy comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
relationships, kidnapping, hostage situation, abduction, women, breakup, friendship, female friendship, male female relationship, family problems, kidnapped man, kidnapped ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A band of freedom fighters invade the trial of a white police officer who shot a Black man — and a hostage situation unfolds on screens nationwide.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
hostage situation, organized crime, hostage, police brutality, racial tension, social commentary, racial injustice, freedom, criminal, black people, fight for freedom, bandit ...
Place:
africa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
With a bottle full of sperm in his pocket and on his way to the clinic where his wife is waiting for him to do an in vitro test, Santi - a culinary critic in the midst of a 40-year-old crisis - collides on a scooter with a vehicle whose driver is on ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, culinary ...
Plot:
italian restaurant, hostage situation, satire, fired from the job, loss of job, criminal, absurd humor, hostage, problem, silly humor, restaurant, character study ...
Place:
tuscany
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417
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An Islamic terror attack at a school in Brussels.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, terrorist attack, ambulance, hostage situation, bomb, bombing, fear, deathtrap, terrorist bombing, trap, hostage ...
Place:
brussels, belgium
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After falling for a guest, an unsuspecting hotel staff becomes embroiled in a hostage scheme and discovers true love in an unlikely place.
Style:
emotional, talky, psychological, romantic, romantic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hotel, hostage situation, mission, agent, joke, love, hostage, fall in love, hotel manager, escapades, relationships, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action
Country: UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Hungary
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether ...
Style:
perverse, suspense, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
hostage, terrorism, commando mission, hostile takeover, female terrorist, brutality, underground, mission, terrorist, swat team, sniper, hostage situation ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
english channel, georgia, london, united kingdom, spain ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland, Germany, France, Belgium
Duration: 400 min.
TV show
Story:
Family man Elias Karo takes four journalist hostage at their newspaper’s headquarters, in a desperate attempt to get them to reveal the wrongdoing wreaked on his family during the 90's recession.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense
Plot:
hostage situation, journalist, hostage, investigation, investigative journalism, crime investigation, uncover truth, private investigation, crime solving, problem, newspaper, electrician ...
Time:
2020s, 2000s, 90s
Place:
helsinki finland, finland
Is relevant?
121K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Style:
christmas horror, entertaining, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, bloody violence, mercenary, killer santa claus, graphic violence, christmas eve, holiday, hostage situation, holiday horror, extreme violence, girl ...
Time:
medieval times, 2020s, 10th century
Place:
connecticut, washington d.c.
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A couple and their young son retreat to their woodland vacation home, only to face sinister neighbors who intend to kill them and steal their identities.
Style:
suspense, twisted, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
home invasion, family in danger, husband wife relationship, hostage, survival, trapped, danger, psychopath, family relations, child with gun, dinner party, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
103K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Puerto Rico
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, action thriller, intense ...
Plot:
airplane, hostage, crash landing, plane crash, hostage situation, ex special forces, shootout, ak 47, terrorist, storm, mercenary, flight attendant ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
the philippines, new york, hawaii, singapore
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