Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "hostage", "ocean"

51. Fair Game (1995)

R | 91 min | Action, Romance, Thriller

Max Kirkpatrick is a cop who protects Kate McQuean, a civil law attorney, from a renegade KGB team out to terminate her.

Director: Andrew Sipes | Stars: William Baldwin, Cindy Crawford, Steven Berkoff, Christopher McDonald

Votes: 13,855 | Gross: $11.53M

52. Kill Speed (2010)

R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Best friends fly home-built, high-tech planes to deliver drugs from Mexico to California in order to fund their Hollywood life-style.

Director: Kim Bass | Stars: Andrew Keegan, Brandon Quinn, Natalia Cigliuti, Nick Carter

Votes: 1,991

53. Damnation Alley (1977)

PG | 91 min | Sci-Fi

In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield

Votes: 5,882 | Gross: $8.72M

54. Black Sunday (1977)

R | 143 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

When a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver

Votes: 9,097 | Gross: $15.77M

55. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Crime, Comedy

Two terminally ill patients escape from a hospital, steal a car and rush towards the sea.

Director: Thomas Jahn | Stars: Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry van Werveke, Moritz Bleibtreu

Votes: 33,752 | Gross: $0.00M

56. Robinson Crusoe (1997)

PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Drama

1703: Robinson Crusoe has to leave Scotland for a year, but after months sailing, a storm wrecks his ship. He ends up as only survivor on a desolate island.

Directors: Rod Hardy, George Miller | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku, Polly Walker, Ian Hart

Votes: 13,235

57. The Island (1980)

R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A journalist takes his son with him to investigate pirate activity off the coast of Florida. But he gets stranded on a mysterious island--where he might not be alone.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor, Frank Middlemass

Votes: 4,733 | Gross: $15.72M

58. Project A (1983)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Fighting against pirates at the turn of the 20th century, the Hong Kong navy are failing miserably. It's up to Sergeant Lung (Jackie Chan) to take matters into his own hands.

Directors: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Dick Wei

Votes: 18,566

59. North Sea Hijack (1980)

PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks

Votes: 5,828

60. Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young boy name Eren Jaeger has to use his gift to know about the mystery of the Titans.

Director: Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Haruma Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Kanata Hongô, Kiko Mizuhara

Votes: 6,037 | Gross: $0.31M

61. In Her Line of Fire (2006)

R | 88 min | Action, Drama

When the Vice President's plane goes down near a remote Pacific island, he is kidnapped by rebel forces and held for ransom. It is up to his female Secret Service agent and a press secretary to infiltrate the camp and save him.

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, David Keith, David Millbern, Jill Bennett

Votes: 1,126 | Gross: $0.00M

62. Fear Is the Key (1972)

PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man is in radio contact with his family when their airplane is shot down. He wants those responsible and becomes a criminal to get a job as deep sea diver with those salvaging the plane's cargo.

Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet

Votes: 2,276

63. Contamination (1980)

R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.

Director: Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masé, Siegfried Rauch

Votes: 5,304

64. Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015 Video)

PG-13 | 72 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Atlantian troops assault Metropolis as revenge for the death of their king, the Queen seeks help from the Justice League to find her son who has gone missing during the madness.

Director: Ethan Spaulding | Stars: Sean Astin, Rosario Dawson, Nathan Fillion, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 25,125

65. The Hidden Blade (2004)

R | 132 min | Drama, History, Romance

A 19th Century samurai, held in low esteem due to an action by his late father, must resolve his history with a maid and with his close friend.

Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Votes: 7,209 | Gross: $0.04M

66. Shiri (1999)

R | 125 min | Action, Thriller

South Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to catch her.

Director: Kang Je-kyu | Stars: Han Suk-kyu, Choi Min-sik, Yunjin Kim, Song Kang-ho

Votes: 8,588 | Gross: $0.10M

67. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)

TV-PG | 158 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi

In 1886, a French marine biologist aboard an American warship is scouring the Atlantic Ocean in search of a sea monster that routinely attacks and sinks passing ships.

Stars: Michael Caine, Patrick Dempsey, Mia Sara, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Votes: 1,681

68. Golden Rendezvous (1977)

PG | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

On a cargo ship converted into a cruise-liner, First Officer John Carter foils the plan of international hijackers to use his vessel as bait for a passing U.S. Treasury ship carrying gold bullion.

Directors: Ashley Lazarus, Freddie Francis | Stars: Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Gordon Jackson, John Vernon

Votes: 596

69. Thunder in Paradise (1993 Video)

PG | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Terry "Hulk" Hogan stars as R. J. "Hurricane" Spencer who is an ex-Navy S. E. A. L. and confirmed bachelor struggling to make ends meet. In order to save his superboat THUNDER (and ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, Carol Alt, Robin Weisman

Votes: 1,395

70. Assault on Devil's Island (1997 TV Movie)

R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Hulk Hogan leads an elite Navy SEALS team chosen for an audacious mission to rescue a group of nationals being held captive by a drug lords soldiers who want their leader released.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Carl Weathers, Shannon Tweed, Martin Kove

Votes: 1,167

71. Empire of the Sharks (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

On a future earth where 98% of the surface is underwater, a Warlord who controls an army of sharks meets his match when he captures the daughter of a mysterious shark caller.

Director: Mark Atkins | Stars: John Savage, Jack Armstrong, Thandi Sebe, Ashley de Lange

Votes: 872

72. Agent Red (2000)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Captain Matt Hendricks and Dr. Linda Christian are locked in a submarine with Russian terrorists that threaten to launch a chemical virus on US territory.

Directors: Damian Lee, Jim Wynorski | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Meilani Paul, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Natalie Radford

Votes: 1,317

73. Intrepid (2000)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a tsunami created by a nuclear explosion capsizes a cruise ship, a special agent must help the surviving passengers reach the surface when it becomes apparent that there's a group of terrorists on board.

Director: John Putch | Stars: James Coburn, Costas Mandylor, Finola Hughes, Alex Hyde-White

Votes: 410

74. Nautilus (2000)

R | 97 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Over one hundred years ago, a cataclysmic chain of events plummeted the earth into the dark ages which destroyed most of civilization, and the remaining few survivors attempt to change the course of events that led to the destruction.

Director: Rodney McDonald | Stars: Richard Norton, Hannes Jaenicke, Miranda Wolfe, Christopher Kriesa

Votes: 283

75. Terror on the Beach (1973 TV Movie)

74 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A family's outing turns out badly as they are terrorized by a gang of young thugs.

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Estelle Parsons, Kristoffer Tabori, Susan Dey

Votes: 364

76. The Elite (I) (2001)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After the murder of their families by a terrorist bomb, five young adults are trained as a hi-tech, anti-terrorist team with a mission to search and destroy high-profile terrorist groups.

Director: Terry Cunningham | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Maxine Bahns, Robin Givens, Jason Lewis

Votes: 588

77. The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.

Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Helen Twelvetrees, Donald Cook, Berton Churchill, Frank Sheridan

Votes: 329

78. Stranger in the Dunes (2016)

Unrated | 93 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

A troubled married couple and their long-lost friend become ensnared in a supernatural phenomena while vacationing at an isolated beach house.

Director: Nicholas Bushman | Stars: Delphine Chanéac, Andrew Hovelson, Mike Dwyer

Votes: 38

79. King of the Coral Sea (1954)

Approved | 85 min | Adventure, Crime

A human smuggling racket off the Australian coast prompts the authorities to request a pearl diver's help in the investigation.

Director: Lee Robinson | Stars: Chips Rafferty, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Ilma Adey, Rod Taylor

Votes: 94

80. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)

Approved | 256 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A 14-episode serial in which Mala, a Polynesian in the employ of U.S. Intelligence investigates sabotage on Clipper Island. A gang of spies causes the eruption of a volcano, for which our ... See full summary »

Directors: Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright | Stars: Mala, Rex, Buck the Dog, Mamo Clark

Votes: 121

81. Danger Island (1931)

Passed | 220 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

The daughter of a man who has discovered radium on an African island is befriended by two people whose real goal is to keep the discovery to themselves.

Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Kenneth Harlan, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Beulah Hutton

Votes: 35

82. Porong Porong Rescue Mission: Pororo's 10th Anniversary Special (2013)

30 min | Animation, Short

A pirate ship arrives at the Porong Porong Forest. Realizing that they weren't on Treasure Island, and they kidnap everyone except for Pororo and Eddy to recoup their losses. Will they be able to rescue their friends safely?

Director: Chang-hwan Shin | Star: Seon Lee

83. Federal Agent at Large (1950)

Approved | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A crime ring is smuggling gold from Mexico across the border in the US. The Customs Service sends an agent to Mexico to try to infiltrate the ring and stop the smuggling.

Director: George Blair | Stars: Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Kent Taylor, Estelita Rodriguez

Votes: 68

84. Te Rua (1991)

96 min

A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two Maori, Rewi and Peter, decide it's time for ancient grievances to be put right. Both men are in ... See full summary »

Director: Barry Barclay | Stars: Donna Akersten, Anne Chamberlain, Emilio De Marchi, Stuart Devenie

Votes: 27

85. Top Gunner (1986 Video Game)

Not Rated | Action, Adventure

A commando team (four soldiers on a jeep) are sent in to rescue POWs.

Votes: 51

86. Secret Invasion (2023)
Episode: Betrayed (2023)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Fury uncovers a rebel Skrull plot.

Director: Ali Selim | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke

Votes: 6,444

87. Mana po (2011)
Episode: Milo and Brandi Are Stranded in an Island (2011)

Comedy, Romance

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Directors: Theodore Boborol, Katski Flores | Stars: Melai Cantiveros, Jason Francisco, Tom Rodriguez, Megan Young

88. NCIS: Hawai'i (2021–2024)
Episode: Changing Tides (2022)

TV-14 | Action, Crime, Mystery

A Marine Corporal dies in a tide pool after being exposed to fentanyl, the NCIS team must quickly find the source of the drugs. Alex talks to his parents about taking a gap year and Ernie reveals personal news to Lucy.

Director: Lionel Coleman | Stars: Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami

Votes: 305

89. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 12/24/23 It's Almost Christmas, So Let's Get Weird. Bring Coffee (2023 Podcast Episode)

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Star: Scott Adams