Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "child-hostage"

1. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang

Votes: 495,295 | Gross: $659.68M

2. It (I) (2017)

R | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror

In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.

Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis

Votes: 606,987 | Gross: $327.48M

3. No Time to Die (2021)

PG-13 | 163 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux

Votes: 445,194 | Gross: $160.87M

4. Silverado (1985)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A misfit bunch of friends comes together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Rosanna Arquette

Votes: 49,516 | Gross: $33.20M

5. The French Dispatch (2021)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux

Votes: 150,834

6. Overlord (2018)

R | 110 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.

Director: Julius Avery | Stars: Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk

Votes: 106,624 | Gross: $21.70M

7. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen, Siu-Lung Leung

Votes: 150,971 | Gross: $17.11M

8. Charade (1963)

Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?

Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn

Votes: 85,649 | Gross: $13.47M

9. A Perfect World (1993)

PG-13 | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern, T.J. Lowther

Votes: 87,010 | Gross: $31.16M

10. The Last Boy Scout (1991)

R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham

Votes: 112,148 | Gross: $59.51M

11. Detroit: Become Human (2018 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

Take control of three androids in their quest to discover who they really are.

Director: David Cage | Stars: Valorie Curry, Bryan Dechart, Jesse Williams, Audrey Boustani

Votes: 23,009

12. The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Samantha Caine lives in a small town with her daughter. Eight years ago she emerged, two months pregnant, from a nearby river with no memory of her past or who she is. However, she's getting closer to finding out about her past.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima, Craig Bierko

Votes: 85,716 | Gross: $33.33M

13. Foxy Lady (1992)

82 min | Thriller

Hitman Mark's affair with a prostitute entangled with her pimp, a drug lord, forces him to confront deadly obstacles and secure their escape while grappling with past trauma.

Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Debora Caprioglio, Steve Bond, Sharon Marino, Leonardo Treviglio

Votes: 634

14. Peninsula (2020)

Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A zombie virus has in the last four years spread to all South Korea. Four Koreans in Hong Kong sail through the blockade to Incheon for USD20,000,000 on a truck.

Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Lee Jung-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Nazeeh Tarsha, Gang Dong-won

Votes: 37,883 | Gross: $1.23M

15. The Phantom (1996)

PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Votes: 35,837 | Gross: $17.30M

16. Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A betrayed intelligence officer enlists the aid of a prostitute to prove his innocence from a deadly conspiracy while returning a favor to her.

Director: Chris Nahon | Stars: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tchéky Karyo, Ric Young

Votes: 66,642 | Gross: $36.85M

17. Don't Say a Word (2001)

R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret...

Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak

Votes: 57,104 | Gross: $55.00M

18. Victoria (II) (2015)

Not Rated | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.

Director: Sebastian Schipper | Stars: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit

Votes: 63,177

19. 16 Blocks (2006)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

An aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse, Jenna Stern

Votes: 134,848 | Gross: $36.90M

20. Shattered (2007)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A perfect family's dynamic is ruined by a kidnapper's brutally efficient plot.

Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, Gerard Butler, Emma Karwandy

Votes: 33,606

21. First Kill (2017)

R | 97 min | Action, Thriller

A Wall Street broker is forced to evade a police chief investigating a bank robbery as he attempts to recover the stolen money in exchange for his son's life.

Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Bruce Willis, Hayden Christensen, Ty Shelton, Megan Leonard

Votes: 12,453

22. The Lost Empire (1984)

R | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Seeking revenge, officer Angel Wolfe, her Native American friend Whitestar, and outlaw Heather infiltrate a fortified island where an undead wizard and his evil cult force captured women to take part in gladiatorial tournaments.

Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Melanie Vincz, Raven De La Croix, Angela Aames, Paul Coufos

Votes: 1,717

23. 24 Hours to Live (2017)

R | 93 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.

Director: Brian Smrz | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Qing Xu, Paul Anderson, Rutger Hauer

Votes: 16,145

24. Ebola Syndrome (1996)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A Chinese restaurant worker wanted for murder in Hong Kong contracts Ebola in South Africa, becomes immune to it, and unknowingly spreads the virus there, then comes back to Hong Kong and continues to infect people with it.

Director: Herman Yau | Stars: Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Yeung-Ming Wan, Fui-On Shing, Tsui-Ling Wong

Votes: 4,908

25. Cimarron (1960)

Approved | 147 min | Drama, Romance, Western

The Oklahoma Land Run of April 1889 sets the stage for an epic saga of a frontier adventurer, his wife and family and their friends.

Directors: Anthony Mann, Charles Walters | Stars: Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 3,432

26. Suddenly (1954)

Unrated | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates

Votes: 7,380 | Gross: $1.40M

27. Freebie and the Bean (1974)

R | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

San Francisco police detectives Freebie and Bean are determined to bust local crime boss Red Meyers at any cost, even if this means destroying the whole city in the process.

Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Alan Arkin, James Caan, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen

Votes: 3,589

28. Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two Canadian detectives, one from Ontario and the other from Quebec, must work together when a murdered victim is found on the Ontario-Quebec border.

Director: Erik Canuel | Stars: Michel Beaudry, Patrice Bélanger, Pierre Boudreau, Sarain Boylan

Votes: 13,160

29. Wild Palms (1993)

300 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A multi-national corporation attempts to take over America while small pockets of resistance hold out against rampant technology.

Stars: Jim Belushi, Dana Delany, Robert Loggia, Kim Cattrall

Votes: 2,404

30. Banned from Television (1998 Video)

Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary

A series of videos containing footage of real life events that were too disturbing for television.

Votes: 386 | Gross: $10.00M

31. Aankhen (2002)

Not Rated | 165 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a temperamental man is unceremoniously stripped of his duties as a bank manager, he decides to seek revenge by robbing the bank, for which he trains three blind men.

Director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Sushmita Sen, Arjun Rampal

Votes: 13,959

32. 15 Minutes of War (2019)

TV-14 | 98 min | Action, Drama, History

In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border. The GIGN is sent on the spot. After 30 hours of tension, a rescue operation is organized.

Director: Fred Grivois | Stars: Alban Lenoir, Olga Kurylenko, Sébastien Lalanne, David Murgia

Votes: 3,391

33. Cohen and Tate (1988)

R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a little boy witnesses a mob hit, he is kidnapped by two professional assassins who are not what they seem.

Director: Eric Red | Stars: Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin, Harley Cross, Cooper Huckabee

Votes: 2,663

34. Cry Terror! (1958)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

Duped by former Army pal Paul Hoplin into building a time-bomb, New York shop owner Jim Molner and his family become hostages of Hoplin who uses bomb-threats to extort money from airlines.

Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: James Mason, Rod Steiger, Inger Stevens, Neville Brand

Votes: 1,705

35. Slipstream (2005)

R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A scientist goes to a bank to meet a pretty bank teller. His time machine allows him to go 10 minutes back in time and correct his approaches to her. He's shadowed by two FBI agents and the bank gets robbed.

Director: David van Eyssen | Stars: Sean Astin, Vinnie Jones, Ivana Milicevic, Kevin Otto

Votes: 3,515

36. Viva Knievel! (1977)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

He's powered his Harley over cars, trucks, lions, infernos and plummeted headlong into a canyon. But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet under.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Evel Knievel, Gene Kelly, Lauren Hutton, Red Buttons

Votes: 1,365

37. Attack from Space (1965 TV Movie)

76 min | Action, Sci-Fi

The Supreme Council from the Emerald Planet sends the superhero Starman (Super Giant in Japan) to protect Earth from destruction by an evil alien race from the Sapphire Galaxy. The ... See full summary »

Directors: Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii, Akira Mitsuwa | Stars: Ken Utsui, Sachihiro Ohsawa, Junko Ikeuchi, Minako Yamada

Votes: 700

38. Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)

Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Prowl car cops on night duty romance a reluctant young woman who works for the department while in danger from a vengeful racketeer.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien, Gale Storm, Donald Buka

Votes: 1,282

39. Hukumat (1987)

130 min | Action, Drama

A tough cop is posted to a small town where an evil businessman reigns like a tyrant. When the cop recognizes the businessman as his father's murderer, it becomes personal.

Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Dharmendra, Rati Agnihotri, Shammi Kapoor, Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Votes: 183

40. The Eternal (1998)

R | 95 min | Horror

An alcoholic American couple travel to Ireland with their son so he can meet his grandmother but they walk in on their crazed uncle who is in the midst of reviving a centuries-old Druid witch.

Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Rachel O'Rourke, Lois Smith, Alison Elliott, Jared Harris

Votes: 1,631

41. Tarzan Triumphs (1943)

Passed | 76 min | Action, Adventure, War

As World War II rages, a formation of German paratroopers land in the hidden city of Palandria to exploit its wealth and they start taking hostages. Can Tarzan, the king of the jungle, and his animal companions Cheeta and Buli save them?

Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Frances Gifford, Johnny Sheffield, Stanley Ridges

Votes: 2,386 | Gross: $3.27M

42. Invisible Target (2007)

R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Three cops team up to bring down a criminal gang of seven, who have their own hidden agenda.

Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue, Jing Wu

Votes: 3,219

43. Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007 Video)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In Dallas, when the two prime witnesses against the drug-lord Octavio Perez are murdered by his gangsters in a safe-house, the testimony of the FBI agent Kate Jensen and three other agents ... See full summary »

Director: Tripp Reed | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Yvette Nipar, Haley Ramm, Elizabeth Barondes

Votes: 1,678

44. Sainik (1993)

Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Lieutenant Suraj Dutt successfully fails an arms dealing on the border.He soon comes on leave and goes to meet his sister Mini where he comes across Alka.Alka and Sooraj soon fall in love ... See full summary »

Director: Sikander Bharti | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Ashwini Bhave, Farheen, Alok Nath

Votes: 1,332

45. The Black Vampire (1953)

90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

This "feminist" reworking of Fritz Lang's classic M focuses on the mothers of children stalked by a deranged pedophile.

Director: Román Viñoly Barreto | Stars: Olga Zubarry, Roberto Escalada, Nelly Panizza, Mariano Vidal Molina

Votes: 574

46. Colt 38 Special Squad (1976)

103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A police commissioner forms a secret motorized brigade in order to fight a dangerous terrorist who is depositing bombs throughout the city of Turin.

Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Marcel Bozzuffi, Carole André, Ivan Rassimov, Riccardo Salvino

Votes: 723

47. Ten Days to Tulara (1958)

Not Rated | 77 min | Action, Adventure, Western

A bandido forces a pilot to fly him and some gold bars to the coast, but when the plane is shot down, they make the trip cross-country, accompanied by the bandit's nubile daughter, leaving a trail of love and death behind.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Grace Raynor, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Carlos Múzquiz

Votes: 141

48. Ghayal (1990)

Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.

Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Moushumi Chatterjee

Votes: 5,071

49. Cemetery High (1988)

R | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A group of High School girls with guns go on a killing spree. They are intent on ridding the world of scummy men.

Director: Gorman Bechard | Stars: Debi Thibeault, Karen Nielsen, Lisa Schmidt, Simone Reyes

Votes: 440

50. Skirt Day (2008)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

'Skirt Day' is a fascinating psychological study, a socio-critical investigation - and Isabelle Adjani's first film in five years.

Director: Jean-Paul Lilienfeld | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Denis Podalydès, Khalid Berkouz, Yann Ebongé

Votes: 2,712