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MGM Plus
80
7.8
/6649/
74
/118/
73
/77/
3.8
/3420/
97
/32/
92
/169/
82
/20/

One Day in September (1999)
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.
poster
80
7.8
/36296/
78
/858/
76
/558/
3.9
/18378/
92
/146/

Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.
poster
Crunchyroll
79
7.3
/14926/
75
/1948/
78
/1074/
3.3
/56009/
100
/8/
87
/136/
7.5
/491192/
cc age 13+

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I-Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I-Expo' convention that is currently being held on the island. During that time, suddenly, despite an iron wall of security surrounding the island, the system is breached by a villain, and the only ones able to stop him are the students of Class 1-A.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.1
/33613/
71
/2146/
70
/467/
3.4
/136446/
92
/212/
89
/116/
76
/38/
cc age 15+

September 5 (2024)
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
poster
Netflix
76
7.6
/420391/
76
/12232/
74
/6145/
3.7
/273551/
86
/210/
85
/14530/
76
/39/
cc age 17+

Inside Man (2006)
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
poster
MUBI
75
7.0
/7879/
71
/701/
70
/675/
3.8
/128828/
94
/18/
78
/7/
73
/6/

Yannick (2023)
In the middle of a performance of the play "Le Cocu", a bad boulevard comedy at a Parisian theatre, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand.
poster
Hoopla
74
6.9
/23314/
69
/2109/
69
/298/
3.5
/60953/
97
/75/
78
/162/
72
/11/

The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024)
While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-gotten fortune.
poster
YouTube TV
73
7.4
/376120/
76
/10816/
71
/4996/
3.6
/165498/
68
/74/
85
/11173/
58
/24/
cc age 16+

The Rock (1996)
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
poster
YouTube TV
77
72
7.5
/15807/
74
/224/
71
/204/
3.6
/8517/
94
/17/
80
/266/

The Petrified Forest (1936)
Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.9
/33910/
70
/1319/
66
/478/
3.6
/27086/
87
/107/
73
/615/
66
/27/
cc age 15+

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.
poster
Hulu
70
6.3
/10475/
68
/1054/
65
/207/
3.2
/18987/
81
/155/
84
/158/
66
/32/
cc age 13+

Breaking (2022)
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.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.6
/8526/
70
/574/
74
/416/
3.1
/3067/
80
/10/
64
/59/

Operation Red Sea (2018)
A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.
poster
Kanopy
68
7.2
/364834/
74
/11510/
70
/6270/
3.5
/359500/
66
/56/
76
/9976/
48
/15/
cc age 17+

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampire clientele.
poster
64
5.9
/36251/
65
/544/
62
/164/
2.9
/11192/
64
/14/
66
/87/

Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)
When a group of Indian and Pakistani nurses are held hostage in Iraq by a terrorist organization, a renowned Indian secret agent is drawn out of hiding to rescue them.
poster
YouTube TV
61
7.0
/150526/
73
/12484/
69
/3270/
3.2
/128436/
42
/136/
63
/899/
49
/24/
cc age 16+

Den of Thieves (2018)
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
poster
Netflix
61
6.3
/246833/
68
/10771/
64
/4969/
2.8
/142608/
52
/200/
62
/4613/
52
/43/
cc age 14+

White House Down (2013)
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
60
7.6
/5415/
76
/138/
70
/72/
3.6
/2796/
100
/11/
72
/1/
69
/4/

Held for Ransom (2019)
HELD FOR RANSOM tells the true story of Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye who was held hostage for 398 days in Syria by the terror organization ISIS along with several other foreign nationals including the American journalist, James Foley. The film follows Daniel’s struggle to survive in captivity, his friendship with James, and the nightmare of the Rye family back home in Denmark as they try to do everything in their power to save their son. At the center of this crisis, we find hostage negotiator, Arthur, who plays a pivotal role in securing Daniel’s release.
poster
Netflix
60
6.5
/111195/
71
/9956/
64
/3081/
3.0
/67914/
59
/281/
51
/937/
55
/44/
cc age 16+

Money Monster (2016)
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
60
6.1
/11380/
62
/264/
61
/219/
3.4
/14300/
51
/41/
44
/291/
59
/13/

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
poster
Hoopla
58
6.5
/115809/
67
/2722/
63
/1696/
3.0
/21905/
35
/153/
62
/4224/
44
/33/
cc age 18+

Hostage (2005)
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
poster
fuboTV
68
58
7.0
/4042/
65
/76/
68
/67/
3.5
/4505/
83
/12/
57
/30/

Party Girl (1958)
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
poster
Hoopla
57
6.2
/26516/
69
/3002/
60
/736/
3.0
/15694/
65
/31/
48
/68/
36
/7/
cc age 16+

6 Days (2017)
London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
5.5
/42019/
60
/3318/
62
/1256/
2.4
/61531/
45
/117/
51
/247/
46
/28/
cc age 15+

Shotgun Wedding (2022)
Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire party is taken hostage, “’Til Death Do Us Part” takes on a whole new meaning. Now, Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones—if they don’t kill each other first.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
55
7.5
/2433/
69
/20/
75
/33/
3.9
/2715/
100
/10/
88
/14/

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)
After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.
poster
Netflix
70
54
7.5
/3319/
74
/256/
75
/66/
3.6
/4677/
57
/5/
cc age 15+

Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis (2022)
In August 1988, two armed bank robbers keep German police at bay for 54 hours during a hostage-taking drama that ends in a shootout and three deaths.
poster
67
52
7.1
/3512/
66
/58/
67
/57/
3.7
/1576/
60
/307/

Rawhide (1951)
At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held captive by a band of escaped convicts.
poster
66
52
6.4
/1739/
69
/228/
62
/73/
3.5
/5254/

The World is Ours (2012)
El Culebra and El Cabesa, a pair of criminals, decide to take a bank at gunpoint, dressed as penitents. The plan is simple: Get in, get the money, take off all the loot quickly and catch the first flight to Brazil. But things get complicated when a man on his fifties, victim of the economic crisis goes into the bank loaded with explosives, threatening suicide. What would be the easiest shot in history, becomes a nightmare carnival.
poster
59
50
6.2
/7702/
65
/606/
62
/383/
3.0
/4177/
48
/3/

To Steal from a Thief (2016)
Valencia, Spain. On a rainy morning, six armed men in disguise assault a bank. But what seemed like an easy heist, quickly goes wrong with nothing unfolding as planned, and mistrust quickly builds between the two leaders of the gang.
poster
Peacock Premium
50
5.3
/123429/
57
/5153/
54
/2638/
2.5
/216934/
34
/116/
43
/16317/
39
/24/
cc age 12+

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.
poster
62
47
7.6
/26931/
70
/287/
65
/45/
3.2
/3979/
13
/8/
87
/5/

A Thursday (2022)
When a kindergarten teacher takes her 16 students hostage and makes a set of demands, it not only rattles the Mumbai police and the city but also sends shockwaves through the country and its leaders as the motive behind the hostage situation is unearthed.
poster
64
47
6.7
/4103/
66
/76/
60
/54/
3.2
/980/
63
/1552/

Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.
poster
60
44
6.2
/1800/
61
/135/
63
/77/
2.8
/3443/

Locked in Society (2022)
On a Friday afternoon, there was an unexpected knock on the door of the staff room of a city high school. An ambitious father is willing to go to extremes to get his son admitted to high school. The six teachers who are still at school so shortly before the start of the weekend now have to find out the hard way. After some unexpected twists and embarrassing revelations, true abysses open up for everyone involved...
poster
Netflix
53
43
5.2
/2074/
53
/152/
51
/90/
2.9
/3460/
53
/19/

Prime Time (2021)
On the last day of 1999, 20-year-old Sebastian locks himself in a TV studio. He has two hostages, a gun, and an important message for the world. The story of the attack explores a rebel’s extreme measures and last resort.
poster
42
5.3
/3935/
59
/65/
53
/49/
2.7
/1204/
13
/15/
49
/110/

Masterminds (1997)
A rebellious teen uses his talent for pranks to outwit the security consultant who has taken the students at his prestigious private school hostage.
poster
Netflix
40
5.3
/47136/
57
/1514/
55
/1182/
2.2
/16310/
9
/76/
22
/771/
37
/19/
cc age 17+

Trespass (2011)
Kyle and Sarah Miller have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in their relationship. He's just back from a business trip and their teen daughter Avery is sneaking out to a party, when four thugs in security uniforms and ski masks stage a home invasion. They want what's in the safe: cash and diamonds. As Kyle stalls them, trying to negotiate for Sarah's freedom, the fault lines in Kyle and Sarah's marriage and the pasts of the four robbers come into play. Is there room here for heroism?
poster
46
38
3.4
/2792/
53
/456/
54
/162/
1.9
/1115/
8
/13/
90
/25/
cc age 16+

American Siege (2022)
An ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage.
poster
60
35
5.8
/1221/
64
/103/
60
/55/
3.0
/1108/

Sweethearts (2019)
It's double trouble when fate and an ill-executed diamond robbery throw Mel and Franny together in a race and chase against time.
poster
63
20
6.4
/763/
63
/13/
68
/58/
3.3
/349/
57
/1/

Sud (1993)
During a hot Sunday afternoon in a small Southern Italian town, a school serving as a polling place is occupied by a group of three locals and an Eritrean immigrant, all unemployed, desperate and armed.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
48
12
4.4
/421/
41
/16/
45
/15/
3.1
/561/

Terror Squad (1988)
A squad of Libyan terrorists infiltrate the city of Kokomo, Indiana, with the goal of car bombing a nuclear power plant. While attempting to escape local law enforcement, a massive car chase ensues, terrorizing the entire town before the terrorists end up at the local high school and take the detention class hostage. Will they escape? Will the crafty delinquents foil their plans? Will Chuck Connors step more than two feet away from his car? Watch and find out!
poster
41
10
3.7
/702/
25
/10/
46
/12/
2.8
/462/

Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)
A delinquent girl involves an innocent friend in an armed robbery followed by a jail-break and hostage-taking with her equally delinquent boyfriend.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
31
5
3.3
/604/
35
/17/
35
/11/
23
/3/

Active Stealth (1999)
After Captain Murphy lost some of his men on his last mission to Mexico to bring back a US Senator, he has been plagued with unhappiness and bad dreams. When Murphy is given orders to go back to Mexico to help Mexican people slaving for Salvatore, a rich drug dealer, he must use a new technology plane to get there. The plane is technically advanced with a new protection luxury called 'Active Stealth'. Murphy and his men get aboard the 'Active Stealth', piloted by Hollywood who dreams of being an actor and embark to Mexico. The action never stops from then on when Salvatore sends his men in to block them from getting through.
poster
?
80
/2/

Achille Lauro - The terror cruise (2025)
An Italian cruise ship carrying passengers from all over the world is hijacked off the coast of Egypt by a Palestinian commando unit. It is the beginning of a three-day ordeal in 1985 that culminates in the murder of an American hostage and an armed clash between two NATO allies to capture his killers.
poster
?
6.2
/36/
70
/1/

Connection (2025)
A kidnapped woman will be freed on one condition: She must convince her kidnapper that his life is worth living.
poster
?
9.2
/15/
70
/1/

Bad Hostage (2024)
In a investigation into the pernicious origins of Stockholm Syndrome, a thrilling family story intersects with a dramatic bank robbery in Sweden (1973) and the famous kidnapping of Patty Hearst (1974).
poster
60
?
6.3
/335/
63
/3/
55
/4/

Murder Live! (1997)
Frank takes Pia Postman hostage on live TV, threatening to execute her after she accepts the blame for his daughter's suicide.
poster
52
?
6.2
/148/
51
/6/
58
/5/
38
/4/

Unlucky Plaza (2014)
The lives of an arrogant young motivational speaker in debt to the Chinese mafia, his lookin’-to-get-out girlfriend, and a single father in dire straits fatefully intertwine in this nail-biting thriller from Singapore that is based, almost unbelievably, on a true story.
poster
42
?
5.1
/308/
35
/2/
41
/6/

The Hostage Tower (1980)
A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a UN security force tries to stop them.
poster
?
7.1
/14/
20
/1/

Bala Ko... Bahala Sa 'yo (2001)
Jeric Raval is Dias Del Fuego. An anti-organized crime cop who does the beat with a dark side of the law demeanor. The kind that loves to fight fire with fire and that which keeps the violent underworld under check. After being meted an indefinite suspension by their cop chief together with bungling rookie, Flavio (Dinky Doo, Jr.) after a botched hostage rescue, the two stage extra-legal means to pursue the town's top dollar racketing kingpins played by Kier Legaspi and Patrick Dela Rosa. Things get complicated as the underworld puts up heavy resistance. The wrench gets thrown in on Jeric's mean crimefighting machine when his ex-lover (Via Veloso) connives with the mob. As the going gets tougher, Dias Del Fuego gets down dirty and begins to reserve a special place in hell for the opposition.


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