| Hostage (2023) | 5.6 | |
| Hijack (2023) | 7.4 | |
| Non-Stop (2014) | 6.9 | |
| Passenger 57 (1992) | 5.9 | |
| Cold War (2012) | 6.6 |
Hijacking movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant hijacking movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, exciting and suspense films and TV shows about / with hijacking, terrorism, airplane, danger, hostage, confined, terrorist, flying, disaster and heroes plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as hijacking: Non-Stop (2014), Crash Landing (2005), Air Marshal (2003), Emergency Declaration (2021), The Fourth Angel (2001), Executive Decision (1996), Into the Night (2020), Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996), The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009), Airliner Sky Battle (2020).
Best films
List of hijacking movies
286K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bill Marks is a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals service. He views the assignment not as a life-saving duty, but as a desk job in the sky. However, today's flight will be no routine trip. Shortly into the transatlantic journey from New ...
Style:
suspense, twist ending, action thriller, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, airplane, terrorism, hostage, air disaster, hijacking, danger, resourceful, terrorist, mind game, aviation, save the day ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, iceland, london
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a hostage situation arises on-board a private plane with the daughter of a billionaire on-board. Major John Masters (Sabato Jr.) teams up with Captain Williams (Michael Paré) to stop the terrorist and land the plane.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hijacking, terrorist, terrorism, airplane, hostage, martial arts, one man army, hijacker, disaster, tough heroes, confined, heroic mission ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A commercial jet plane has been hijacked by a group of terrorists who don't realize that a U.S. Air Marshal, Brett Prescott (Dean Cochran), is among the passengers. The fate of dozens of people lies in the hands of Prescott, who must forge a ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hijacking, airplane, strong violent content, terrorism, terrorist, one man army, danger, heroes, aviation, muslim, hijacker, flight attendant ...
Time:
21st century
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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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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Workaholic reporter, Jack Elgin takes his family on a working trip to India, but their aircraft is hijacked in Cyprus by a previously-unknown terrorist movement, and his wife and daughter are among the slaughtered. With western governments ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, vigilantism, vengeance, fbi, terrorist, vigilante, revenge, one man army, rivalry, save the day, danger, race against time ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
england, london, asia, europe, britain ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, airplane, hostage, hijacking, rescue, terrorist, airplane accident, special forces, hand to hand combat, ransom, bomb, surveillance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
washington d.c., athens greece, london, los angeles, pentagon
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
When the sun suddenly starts killing everything in its path, passengers on an overnight flight from Brussels attempt to survive by any means necessary.
Style:
unusual plot structure, apocalyptic, suspense, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sun, apocalypse, airplane, hijacking, survival, end of the world, distopia, post apocalypse, struggle for survival, worldwide chaos, flying, airplane trip ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While being escorted to prison from Phoenix to New York, crazed killer Peter Cronin (Anthony Michael Hall) hijacks a commercial jet in flight with the help of accomplices. Holding the 200 passengers and the crew members hostage, Cronin forces the ...
Style:
realistic, serious
Plot:
hijacking, hostage negotiator, disaster, aviation, jet plane, space, fbi agent, little girl, terrorism, killer, elderly couple, air traffic control ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, stylized, intense, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, hostage, caper, heist, outsmarting, hijacking, terrorist, terrorism, passenger, chase, police investigation, fbi ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Russian operatives hijack a commercial American jet, planning to crash it into a nuclear power plant near Washington, D.C. resulting in fallout that will devastate the Eastern seaboard. With little time for Air Force fighters to shoot it down, the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hijacking, terrorism, propaganda, russophobia, terrorist, suicide mission, nuclear threat, suicide, terror, nuclear power plant, hostage situation, survival ...
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Genre: Action, History, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Saturday 24th December 1994. Four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus at the Algiers airport. The Airbus, bound for Paris, has 227 passengers on board. No one knows exactly what the terrorists’ intentions are, just that they are armed ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, hostage, military, islamic terrorism, confined, terrorism, hijacking, danger, law enforcement, negotiation, special forces, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place:
algeria, france, europe
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A dangerous criminal hijacks a plane with his fellow prisoners and threatens to crash it into a populated area. The agent who captured him sets out to stop him.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful
Plot:
hijacking, airplane hijack, die hard, airplane, hostage, law enforcement, daring rescue, confined, danger, special agent, abduction, federal bureau of investigation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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115K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Style:
controversial, political, disturbing, serious, rough ...
Plot:
terrorism, 9/11, airplane, hijacking, terrorist, war on terror, survival, al qaeda, aviation, medieval, death, airplane accident ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
new york, middle east, boston, usa, pennsylvania ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When the President learns that domestic terrorists have skyjacked the passenger jet her brother is flying, she must choose between family and the safety of the people in the cities below
Style:
serious, captivating, suspense, tense, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hijacking, terrorist, disaster, terrorism, moral dilemma, danger, save the day, head of state, rivalry, undercover, aviation, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
337K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When the government puts all its rotten criminal eggs in one airborne basket, it's asking for trouble. Before you can say, "Pass the barf bag," the crooks control the plane, led by creepy Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom. Watching ...
Style:
action packed, exciting, serious, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
airplane, hijacking, master criminal, prison escape, convict, law enforcement, fugitives, tough heroes, violent, die hard, confined, redemption ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
las vegas, usa, utah, nevada, north america ...
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Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A fully automated commercial jetliner is prepared to make its maiden voyage. Without an on-flight pilot, the craft relies on satellite linking for its course. But when the plane suddenly deviates from its determined route and establishes a circular ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airplane, terrorism, co pilot, hijacking, one man army, save the day, escapades, race against time, rescue, danger, satellite, aviation ...
Place:
usa, seattle
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hijacking, kidnapping, terrorist, terrorist plot, danger, heroes, daring rescue, one man army, rescue, love interest, tough heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
latin america, mexico
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An infamous terrorist has evaded capture for a long time by being extremely clever and ruthless. Things get interesting when he hijacks a plane carrying famous security expert John Cutter, who isn't about to stand this sort of thing.
Style:
suspense, serious, exciting, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, airplane, hijacking, airport, terrorist, escape, fbi, airplane hijack, aviation, courage, psychopath ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
louisiana, florida, los angeles
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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
Is relevant?
735
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 264 min.
TV show
Story:
When a Nordic Airlines flight to the USA is hijacked, a team of Swedish investigators must race against time to unmask the mysterious hijackers before they bring the airplane down or the US military shoot it out of the sky.
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
hijacking, hostage, airplane, terrorist, airplane hijack, investigation, hostage situation, blackmail, terrorism, taken hostage, problem, terrorist attack ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A former firefighter and Special Forces officer takes on a team of murderous terrorists when the oceanliner he's working on is hijacked shortly after leaving port. Hired to evaluate security on a luxury cruise ship, blaze battler and former ...
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, escapades, hijacking, rescue, chase, rivalry, save the day, race against time, ship, danger, die hard ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Following a series of bomb attacks in London, a group of terrorists seize Britain's ambassador to Scandinavia. With the ambassador now a hostage in his residence, another group hijacks an airliner at the capital's airport, announcing that ...
Style:
surprise ending, fast, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
hijacking, terrorist, airplane, hostage, terrorism, diplomacy, aviation, undercover agent, 007, judiciary, violent content, tough heroes ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place:
scandinavia, oslo norway
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
The Path to 9/11 was a two-part miniseries that aired in the United States on ABC television from September 10 – 11, 2006, and also in other countries. The film dramatizes the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City and the events leading ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak, atmospheric
Plot:
terrorism, hijacking, white house, terrorist, politics, danger, government agency, dishonesty, head of state, state affairs, 9/11, vice president ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., north america, new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the noble efforts of stewardess Gabriele Dillmann (Nadja Uhl) to ensure the safety of the terrified ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist attack, passenger, daring rescue, danger, confined, airplane, hysteria, terrorist, raf, pilot, mossad ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, 20th century
Place:
germany, africa, west germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Criminals hijack an airplane that not only carries a dangerous organism that is to be used in bacterial warfare, but also five beauty contest finalists.
Style:
suspense, tension, crime thriller, action drama, period piece ...
Plot:
hijacking, kidnapping, airplane, hostage situation, virus, fear, flying, beauty pageant, claustrophobia, law enforcement, biohazard, confined ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
TV show
Story:
Quantum Airlines flight 66 has just taken off from Frankfurt, Germany bound for New York's JFK International Airport with 247 passengers aboard. After take-off, a man infected with a Doomsday Virus passes out while a flight attendant and doctor ...
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
disaster, epidemic, virus, deadly virus, aviation, infection, disease, die hard, survival, natural disaster, airplane accident, dystopia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
germany, iceland, europe, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Action
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A peace-seeking monk must save a train full of pilgrims from terrorists intending to unleash a deadly virus.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hijacking, terrorism, save the day, danger, terrorist, forced into action, secret movement, haunted by the past, confined, ex soldier, rivalry, monk ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Two Iranian pilots are in a special mission to save the people of a Syrian city who are surrounded by the terrorists. But they have to face many challenges before manage to accomplish their mission.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, exciting
Plot:
isis, husband wife relationship, pow, torture, syrian war, hijacking, jihad, terrorist, terrorism, airplane, honor, war crime ...
Place:
syria, turkey, iran, israel, kurdistan
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When a new airplane that's equipped with a new computer that can fly the plane on its own, is about to have its first flight. But the son of the owner decides to upload more software, he doesn't bother to check if there are any viruses ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
airplane accident, airplane, boeing 747, computer virus, save the day, danger, chaos, escapades, rivalry, race against time, space travel, aviation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A special agent's plans to reconcile with his ex-fiancé are ruined when she boards a private jet that is targeted by hijackers working for the same crime lord that he is chasing.
Style:
sexy, exciting, suspenseful, erotic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airplane, terrorism, save the day, danger, secret agent, hijacking, confined, rivalry, air disaster, murder, police officer, businessman ...
Time:
21st century
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