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21) Taken 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, an ex-CIA operative who finds himself taken hostage along with his wife. To survive, Bryan must enlist the help of an unlikely ally and use his brutally efficient skills to take out his kidnappers.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Formats
Description
"The cop they can't stop. This incredible Die Hard collection features four of the most explosively entertaining action movies in Hollywood history. Bruce Willis stars as John McClane, the tough-as-nails cop with a wry sense of humor and a nose for deadly dilemmas, from the top of an L.A. skyscraper to the streets of New York City. Wrong place. Wrong time. Right man. Yippe Ki Yay!"--Container.
23) Desperate hours
Pub. Date
♭1990, ♭2002.
Description
Mickey Rourke is arrogant psychopath Bosworth, an escaped killer who takes over a family's suburban home. First filmed in 1955 with Humphrey Bogart.
25) Hostage
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
When ex-LAPD officer Jeff Talley became chief of police in a sleepy town, he thought he'd left behind the traumas of his career as a big city hostage negotiator. But when a random crime escalates into a deadly standoff, Talley finds himself thrust into a situation far more volatile and terrifying than anything he could ever imagine.
26) Deadlock
Pub. Date
2022
Description
Ron Whitlock is a wanted criminal leading a team of mercenaries on a mission of vengeance. Convinced that the government is working against them, the merciless group brutally seizes an energy plant and holds everyone inside hostage. With a nearby town on the brink of massive flooding and destruction, it₂s up to one retired elite army ranger Mack Karr to save thousands of innocent lives before it's too late.
27) Held up
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Michael Dawson (Jamie Foxx) is on vacation with his fiancě, Rae (Nia Long). All begins to fall apart when Rae dumps him in the desert, his car is stolen and he is taken hostage in a local store.
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Charlotte is a seemingly mild-mannered, middle-aged housewife--who's decided to leave her husband and skip town. Her mind is made up and all that's left to do is go to the bank and withdraw her money. But while she's waiting in line, her plans are suddenly changed when a desperate young man robs the bank--and takes Charlotte along as a hostage.
29) Trapped
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
A couple find their world has been turned upside down when they're taken hostage and held in different cities while their young daughter, who has severe asthma, is kidnapped by the same band of ruthless criminals and held for a large ransom. It seems that the criminals have a foolproof plan. Unable to contact the police, the criminals demand a massive ransom, but if the payment is not arranged in 24 hours, the girl will be killed.
30) The Rock
Description
All of San Francisco is taken hostage when a vengeful General seizes control of Alcatraz Island, threatening to launch missiles loaded with deadly poison gas.
Description
New York cop John McClane is the personal target of the mysterious Simon, a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city if he doesn't get what he wants. Accompanied by an unwilling civilian partner, McClane careens wildly from one end of New York to the other as he struggles to keep up with Simon's deadly game. It's a battle of wits between a psychopathic genius and a heroic cop who once again finds himself having a really bad day.
32) Mother's Day
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
After a bank robbery gone wrong, three brothers go home to hideout only to discover that their Mother lost their house in a foreclosure. The new owners and their party guests become the depraved brothers' unwitting hostages. Their sadistic Mother soon arrives and brilliantly takes control of the situation, ratcheting up the terror. As the hostages struggle desperately to survive the harrowing torture, they realize that there is nothing a Mother won't...
33) No sudden move
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
In 1950s Detroit, a group of criminals are hired to hold an accountant's family hostage while he retrieves a document as part of a blackmail scheme, but they soon find their plans going awry.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
For seasoned outlaw Henry and his gang of bandits, a high-stakes bank heist turns bloody when they kill a U.S. Marshal in the process. With one of the largest bounties in the history of the American West on their heads, they make their way south and invade the home of a seemingly innocent and unsuspecting frontier family for refuge. As an unexpected game of cat and mouse ensues, this twisted tale leads to seduction, role reversal, and ultimately revenge....
36) Shock wave
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
When a terrorist who specializes in explosives takes hold of an underground tunnel, he threatens to kill hostages if his demands are not met.
37) Alan Partridge
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Famous local radio DJ and failed talk-show host, Alan Partridge finds himself at the center of a hostage situation when a disgruntled employee takes over the radio station after discovering he will be fired when the new owners take charge.
38) Split second
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Escaped killers led flee a Nevada prison to the ghost town of Yucca Flats, even though a nuclear blast is set to detonate there at 6 a.m. the following morning. Drawing a hapless group of passersby into their circle of desperation, the killers hold court over a night of suspense and terror.
40) No good deed
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Cello-playing cop Jack Friar searches for a teenage runaway on Turk Street and ends up in the home of an elderly couple. The house also turns out to be the headquarters for a gang of criminals who are planning a bank robbery, and Jack is quickly held hostage. When Jack is left alone with the leader's girlfriend, a master manipulator of the gang, he teaches her to play the cello and the two share a mutal attraction. Jack can't decide if she's for real...
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