Ransom movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant ransom movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, tense, suspenseful, realistic, psychological and intense films and TV shows about / with ransom, kidnapping, twists and turns, murder, hostage, violence, corruption, catastrophe, confined and greed plots mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ransom: Ransom (1996), The Clearing (2004), Trapped (2002), All the Money in the World (2017), Fargo (1996), Ransom (2017), Proof of Life (2000), The Way of the Gun (2000), G@me (2003), Executive Decision (1996).
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143K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
hostage, child in peril, kidnapping, ransom, reward, police corruption, millionaire, child abduction, rescue, kidnapped, danger, forced into action ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city, new york, harlem
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When affluent executive, Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot:
ransom, marriage, kidnapping, hostage, psychopath, fbi, marital problem, family life, haunted by the past, danger, wilderness, kidnapped ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
pittsburgh, london
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27K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When their daughter is kidnapped by experienced nappers (Bacon and Love), the Jennings' (Theron and Townsend) turn the tables on this seemingly foolproof plan.
Style:
suspense, sexy, clever, scary, serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
kidnapping, psychopath, hostage, ransom, asthma, psycho killer, family bonds, happy ending, profanity, blackmail, captive, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, oregon, seattle, san francisco, new orleans
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy, UK, China
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
Style:
rough, tense, serious, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
kidnapping, ransom demand, billionaire, rich, mafia, escape attempt, money, wealth, ransom, rich man, cruelty, greed ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 70s, year 1971, year 1973
Place:
rome italy, italy, saudi arabia
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779K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
small town, snow, dark humor, crime gone awry, ransom, kidnapping, murder, satire, foul language, police, psychopath, winter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1996
Place:
minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, north dakota, usa, persia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Eric Beaumont's crisis negotiator team is brought in to save lives and resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases when no one else can.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, compassionate, brutal ...
Plot:
hostage negotiator, ransom, criminal, salvation, abduction, violence, kidnapping, negotiation, negotiator, police, partner, twists and turns ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, intense, romantic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
kidnapping, terrorism, hostage, mercenary, terrorist, ransom, rescue, survival, prisoner, runaway, insurance, unrequited love ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s
Place:
south america, latin america, colombia, chechnya, england ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
Style:
cult classic, clever, neo noir, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, twists and turns, gunfight, ransom, money, violence, gangster, crime gone awry, pregnancy, hostage, criminal, car chase ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
bolivia, mexico
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Style:
sexy, brutal, suspenseful, erotic, psychological ...
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, twists and turns, bondage, sex, female nudity, woman in danger, abduction, sexual content, woman in jeopardy, confined, love triangle ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, britain, united kingdom
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505
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A young ad executive's life has been turned upside down when a vicious client ruins his three billion yen project. Through his chance meeting with the disgruntled daughter of his enemy, he plans a vengeance scheme. The young woman agrees to ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, ransom, ransom demand, deception, businessman, hostage situation, relationship vs career, kidnapped, abduction, fight, money, business ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
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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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68K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never ...
Style:
psychological, road movie, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, violence, chase, road trip, couples, highway, conspiracy, desert, uncover truth, murder, danger, car breakdown ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, new mexico, usa, massachusetts, arizona
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13K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland’s life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt. Many years later whilst visiting Italy he meets and falls in in love with Sandra Portinari, who ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, atmospheric, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
twists and turns, kidnapping, doppelganger, obsession, chase, ransom, dangerous attraction, male male relationship, lookalikes, mistaken identity, disorder, missing person ...
Time:
year 1975, year 1959, 20th century, year 1976, 70s ...
Place:
new orleans, usa, florence, italy, los angeles ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, raunchy comedy, funny, hilarious ...
Plot:
kidnapping, videotaped sex, greed, extramarital affair, husband wife relationship, farce, businessman, misunderstanding, ransom, revenge, fashion, stockholm syndrome ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles, seattle, santa monica california
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Imagine leaving everything you have, everyone you know, everyone you love, behind. Having to cross half a continent on foot, atop freight trains, inside truck trailers. Swimming across wild rivers. Crossing borders illegally. Walking across the ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, undocumented immigrant, ransom, abduction, violence, torture, human trafficking, immigration, border crossing, problem, illegal immigrant, ransom demand ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
central america
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Tun (Choosak Lamsook) and Tao (Somchai Kemglad) are good buddies. One night at a karaoke pub, Tun falls for Nok who is a mafia's girl. Nok disappears after the night. Tun's trying to find her with the help from Tao. But things go ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
kidnapping, ransom, gangster, mobster, mafia, female assassin, relationship problems, problem, underworld, dark humor, corruption, betrayal ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
thailand
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Snatched off the street and held for ransom, a bound and gagged woman uses her limited powers to derail her two masked abductors' carefully laid plans.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, atmospheric, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
kidnapping, twists and turns, ransom, van, ransom demand, kidnapped woman, wealthy family, danger, couple relations, abduction, criminal, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
central europe, berlin germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A recently released ex-con gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns very real.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, erotic, psychosexual thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
femme fatale, murder, frame up, husband wife relationship, scam, sex, kidnapping, police investigation, ex convict, temptation, betrayal, teenage girl ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
florida, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.
Style:
sexy, independent film, tense, ironic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage, abduction, mistress, adultery, crime gone awry, attempted rape, home invasion, ransom, trophy wife, relationships, character study ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1978, 21st century
Place:
usa, detroit, bahamas, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, dark comedy, suspense, black comedy ...
Plot:
locker, ransom, revenge, dark humor, professor, college, confined, twists and turns, cons and scams, dishonesty, dysfunctional family, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Lighthearted suspense film about a phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Style:
black comedy, talky, suspenseful, suspense, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
amateur detective, kidnapping, dark humor, ransom, murder, spiritualist, cons and scams, heir, mountain, taxi driver, disguise, deception ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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35K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, disturbing, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, twists and turns, infidelity, husband wife relationship, cheating wife, revenge, justice, blackmail, police investigation, mind game, manipulation, unfaithful husband ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.
Style:
horror comedy, slasher, scary, dark comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, kidnapping, countryside, nothing goes right, ransom, backwoods, gangster, danger, murder, chase, perfect crime, confined ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
europe, england, britain
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an escalating potential for explosive violence.
Style:
psychological, bleak, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
negotiation, pirate, hostage, terrorism, hijacking, sailor, manipulation, ransom, character study, moral dilemma, captivity, workplace ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, denmark, scandinavia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Mrs. KWON has spent lifetime building a small home-made soup business into an empire with her bare hands. Now a retiring millionaire, she’s distributed most of her wealth among her children and is enjoying her life as an independent, tech-savvy ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ransom, kidnapping, female protagonist, satire, asian, grandmother, criminal gang, business, family business, criminal, bandit, ransom demand ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
korea, seoul
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Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When society turns their back on reformed felons, the town of Graves End welcomes them but when the ex-cons disappear, FBI agent Paul Rickman comes looking for them and discovers more than he expected.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, creepy, crime drama ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, ransom, serial killer, murder, murder investigation, ransom demand, uncover truth, child abduction, crime investigation, forensics, sleuth ...
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260
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Chaos reigns in Los Angeles when three criminals, led by a psychotic mastermind named McMasters, takes over a police station and threaten to kill everyone in it unless a large ransom is paid. FBI special agent Roger Kinkaid uses his extensive ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
hostage, fbi agent, ransom, armed forces, swat team, agent, criminal, hostage situation, psychopath, ransom demand, taken hostage, law enforcement ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, witty, humorous, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hostage, kidnapping, destiny, stockholm syndrome, angel, ransom, screwball, heaven, robbery, murder, unlikely couple, on the run ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
utah, los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A man wakes trapped inside a cargo container with only a cell phone and is given 24 hours by his kidnappers to raise ten million dollars in ransom or die.
Style:
ambiguous ending, neo noir, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
ransom, businessman, isolation, ghost, survival, hostage, murder, mercenary, death, race against time, torture, telephone call ...
Place:
los angeles, south america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An alcoholic London ex-cop becomes involved into a kidnapping drama and tries to free the daughter of a friend from a brutal gangster mob.
Style:
neo noir, poliziottesco, offbeat, grindhouse, noir
Plot:
kidnapping, ransom, gangster, private investigator, public nudity, car chase, private detective, hostage, gang, dirty harry, italian police, underworld ...
Place:
london
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