American hostage movies

List of the best American hostage movies selected by visitors to our site: 7 Days in Entebbe, Phone Booth, The Trust, Heist, Getaway, Cold Comes the Night, Girl in the Basement, Vanquish, 3 from Hell, Survivor.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, Malta
Duration02:28

In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane with 248 passengers on board and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:21

A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:30

A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, Bulgaria
Duration01:30

Former race car driver Brent Magna (Hawke) is pitted against the clock. Desperately trying to save the life of his kidnapped wife, Brent commandeers a custom Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake, taking it and its unwitting owner (Gomez) on a high-speed race against time, at the command of the mysterious villain holding his wife hostage.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

A struggling motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his cash package from a crooked cop.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA

Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.

Markimdb: 2.8
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA

Victoria is a young mother trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters—or she may never see her child again.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, thriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:50

After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood and Captain Spaulding are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained. Teaming up with Otis’ half-brother Winslow, the demented Firefly clan escape to unleash a whole new wave of murder, madness and mayhem.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:01

A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, China, USA
Duration01:59

    Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:38

      Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genrethriller, crime
      CountryCanada, USA

      Four assassins led by Baron, pose as Secret Service agents to commandeer the house of war-widow ELLEN. Her home is a prime sniper position for their plan to assassinate the President on his visit to the small town of Suddenly. The men fool the local cops except for one, TODD. A washed-up former war hero and deputy who is now the town drunk, Todd served with Ellen’s deceased husband and has developed romantic feelings for her over the years. But she rebuffs his advances. Todd visits the house and is immediately suspicious of Baron, but no one will listen to the ravings of a drunk. Once Todd realizes what is going on, he manages to kill one of Baron’s crew, but is captured. Now he and Ellen must find a way to stop Baron and his men before they kill the President.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, biography, history
      CountryUSA, Mexico

      Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:24

      Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada
      Duration01:56

      The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrethriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Spain

      Two wealthy businessmen are about to get away with $5 million in ill-gotten money until their plans are revealed by an uninvited house guest.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrethriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:27

      Terrified commuters are on the ride of their lives when terrorists send a subway train speeding out of control during rush hour. With the saboteur among them, a group of citizens are now trapped underground and in a race against time if they hope to see daylight again. Full of fast-paced action and suspense, Redline is a thriller that will have you holding on for safety.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:24

      Fred arrives at the doorstep of his beautiful young mistress Velvet after four years apart, claiming to have finally left his wife. But when she rejects his attempts to rekindle their romance, his persistence evolves into obsession — and a dark history between the former lovers comes into focus.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:07

      A madman captures a young boy and rigs him with explosives. Ray Fitzpatrick, still haunted by the loss of his own son, will defy orders to stop the clock and save a life

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genreaction, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:42

      International master thief, Simon Templar, also known as The Saint, is asked by a desperate rich man to find his kidnapped daughter. However, in addition to evading the authorities, Simon must face a dangerous adversary from his past.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:11

        Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of 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.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:52

        Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:54

        Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrecomedy, western, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:05

        A young man seeking a father he has never met, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve in the fictitious town of El Camino, NV.

        Markimdb: 3.9
        Genredrama, military
        CountryIndia, USA, United Kingdom, Canada, China

        Laxman Singh Bisht is nicknamed tube light by his neighbours because he is feeble-minded. Despite being special, Laxman lives by one life-lesson; keep your faith alive and you can do almost anything, even stop a war.

        Markimdb: 2.4
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA

        When terrorists plant a bomb on a commercial flight, the passengers aboard the plane must fight to keep the plane in the air and all the passengers alive: the bomb is rigged to detonate whenever the plane dips below 800 feet.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        A wealthy young man is conned into staging a fake kidnapping in order to be a hero and win the affection of a girl he's madly in love with. But when one of the hired kidnappers is accidentally killed during the charade, he's forced to actually save her life while not revealing that it's been a ruse all along.

        Markimdb: 4.1
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:23

        Seven friends from Sacramento, California head out on a documented road trip to Las Vegas. Their trip takes a very unexpected turn for the worse when their back tires mysteriously blow out. A couple miles down the road, they find a little gas station Diner/Motel, run by the most friendly, polite and "helpful" people. It appears that their problems are solved, but boy are they wrong! When convinced by "The Helpers" to stay overnight, the friends all wake up in their rooms to a new kind of gruesome and bloody terror!

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:23

        A teenager's attempts to bring a brilliant surgeon into his dysfunctional family take an unexpected turn.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
        CountryUSA, Australia
        Duration01:51

        Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

        Master thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only surrender her when Will reveals the whereabouts of the 20 million dollars he contrived to conceal from their last robbery.

        Markimdb: 4.1
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:28

        A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

        Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller
        CountryFrance, USA
        Duration01:35

        Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantastic, action, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:49

        In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who comes into a fortune of time, though too late to help his mother from dying. He ends up on the run from a corrupt police force known as 'time keepers'.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genrethriller, comedy
        CountryUSA

        A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an overeager security guard.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
        CountryUSA, Spain
        Duration01:26

        A plane is taken over by a mysterious virus. When the plane lands it is placed under quarantine. Now a group of survivors must band together to survive the quarantine.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration02:01

        Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

        Markimdb: 2.5
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA

        A group of complete strangers find themselves isolated by a wealthy madman on his island compound. They are forced into a horrifying gauntlet where they must survive a barrage of ever deadlier species of shark.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        Part crime caper gone awry, part survival horror film, this 1970s set thriller depicts a harrowing fight for survival after a pair of wannabe crooks botch a bank heist and flee into the desert, where they inexplicably stumble upon Carnage Park, a remote stretch of wilderness occupied by a psychotic ex-military sniper.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:37

        In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.

        Markimdb: 3.8
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA

        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.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA

        A man who returns home to find his wife cheating on him on their anniversary. He holds her and her naked and humiliated lover captive at gunpoint while he decides whether or not he's going to kill them. The story, inspired by true events, takes place over one day and is set in New Orleans during a stifling heat wave.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:26

        Once a Los Angeles homicide detective, Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with surprises, unlikely suspects and grave danger. Though it's widely believed the murder was committed by an incarcerated serial killer, Jesse suspects another killer is at large and is hell-bent on bringing him to justice.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrethriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        A stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors discover that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA, Australia
        Duration02:19

        Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.




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