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

1. The 6th Day (2000)

PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A man meets a clone of himself and stumbles into a grand conspiracy about clones taking over the world.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rooker

Votes: 127,969 | Gross: $34.60M

2. Wolf (2023)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In an isolated house in the country a family find themselves the victims of a terrifying psychopath's cruel games.

Stars: Ukweli Roach, Sacha Dhawan, Iwan Rheon, Juliet Stevenson

Votes: 3,963

3. Domino (I) (2019)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A Copenhagen police officer seeks justice for his partner's murder by a mysterious man.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Søren Malling, Paprika Steen, Helena Kaittani

Votes: 6,641

4. Desperate Hours (1990)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.

Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, Lindsay Crouse

Votes: 8,445 | Gross: $2.74M

5. The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama

After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats

Votes: 12,210

6. Son of Batman (2014)

PG-13 | 74 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group the League of Assassins.

Director: Ethan Spaulding | Stars: Jason O'Mara, Stuart Allan, Thomas Gibson, Morena Baccarin

Votes: 31,241

7. Far Cry 4 (2014 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

To fulfil his mother's dying wish, Ajay Ghale travels to Kyrat to scatter her ashes. Before he can accomplish this, though, he must end a civil war between the Golden Path and Min's forces.

Director: Patrick Methe | Stars: Troy Baker, Naveen Andrews, Janina Gavankar, Travis Willingham

Votes: 11,254

8. The Desperate Hours (1955)

Approved | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott

Votes: 10,885

9. Redbad (2018)

160 min | Action, Drama, History

The power struggles and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.

Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Gijs Naber, Lisa Smit, Huub Stapel, Derek de Lint

Votes: 3,054

10. Survive the Night (2020)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A disgraced doctor and his family are held hostage at their home by criminals on the run, when a robbery-gone-awry requires them to seek immediate medical attention.

Director: Matt Eskandari | Stars: Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, Shea Buckner, Tyler Jon Olson

Votes: 11,995

11. Dallas (1950)

Approved | 94 min | Western

A former Confederate officer hunting for an outlaw who wronged him finds him in Dallas, but now as a wealthy, respectable citizen.

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, Raymond Massey

Votes: 1,519

12. He Ran All the Way (1951)

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

Nick and his partner Al stage a payroll holdup. Al is shot, and Nick kills a policeman. Nick hides out at a public pool, where he meets Peg Dobbs. They go back to her apartment, and he forces her family to hide him from the police manhunt.

Director: John Berry | Stars: John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle

Votes: 3,021

13. A Pistol for Ringo (1965)

Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Western

An 'angel-faced' gunfighter is tasked with infiltrating a ranch overrun by Mexican bandits and saving their hostages, including the fiancée of the local sheriff.

Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, Nieves Navarro

Votes: 2,300

14. Terror Tract (2000)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance

A real estate agent terrifies a couple with the grim fates of the previous owners of a house they're looking at.

Directors: Lance W. Dreesen, Clint Hutchison | Stars: John Ritter, David DeLuise, Allison Smith, Kim Correll

Votes: 1,912

15. Chor Machaaye Shor (2002)

Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy

A thief pretends to be a cop in order to recover his diamond from a site that has been converted into the police headquarters. Although he becomes a favourite of the ACP, a colleague gets suspicious.

Director: David Dhawan | Stars: Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal

Votes: 1,323

16. Family Vanished (2018)

TV-14 | 86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A happy family returns from a vacation to find their home invaded by a criminal family and must fight for survival.

Director: Robert Malenfant | Stars: Kelly Packard, Jennifer Taylor, Madison Dirks, Todd Cahoon

Votes: 429

17. Tripfall (2000)

R | 91 min | Thriller

A serial killer turns the life of a family on vacation into a nightmare.

Director: Serge Rodnunsky | Stars: Eric Roberts, John Ritter, Rachel Hunter, Tyler Cole Malinger

Votes: 475

18. The House of Beasts (1973)

87 min

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Director: Shôgorô Nishimura | Stars: Inger Sundh, Lennart Norbäck, Per Jansson, Per-Axel Arosenius

Votes: 18

19. The Desperate Hours (1967 TV Movie)

120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Hilliards are a middle class family whose lives are put in danger when escaped convict Glenn Griffin invades their home. Griffin is crazed, tormenting the Hilllards plus his meek brother Hank. Sadistic Robish is also present.

Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Michael Conrad, Arthur Hill, Mart Hulswit, Graham Jarvis

Votes: 21

20. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (2002)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack takes Ted Cofell hostage after finding his name on the key-card and tries to get whatever info he has about the conspiracy which only amounts to the name of another conspirator, a one ... See full summary »

Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert

Votes: 1,885

21. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (2002)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack closes in on his family's location; a suspicious Green confronts Nina and Tony, and separates them for interrogation; Palmer learns just how far his backers are willing to go.

Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert

Votes: 1,898

22. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (2002)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack delivers the briefcase to the assassin at Palmer's press conference. Palmer wants to let the press know what happened with Keith and the murder.

Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert

Votes: 1,988

23. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (2002)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack is taken into custody by the Secret Service after he stops the assassination. He quickly escapes in order to check on another name from the key card. Palmer tries to deal with the assassination attempt.

Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert

Votes: 1,920

24. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (2002)

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

Jack is on the run after escaping custody and rushes to intercept Ted Cofell before he leaves the city. Nina receives a phone call from Teri and tries to trace the call. Palmer still wants to go ahead with the press conference despite objections. Alberta Green temporarily takes over as Director of CTU.

Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert

Votes: 2,016

25. The A-Team (1983–1987)
Episode: Judgement Day: Part 1 (1985)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Mobster Joe Scarlett puts the squeeze on judge Mordente by kidnapping his daughter. Hannibal takes the place of Scarlett's messenger Augie to find out where the kidnappers are hiding the ... See full summary »

Director: David Hemmings | Stars: George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, Mr. T

Votes: 297

26. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Golden Triangle: Part 2 (1985)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Lt. Castillo must bring down his old enemy, who has passed his organization to his grandsons. They have kidnapped Castillo's long-lost wife to ensure their escape from prosecution.

Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 661

27. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Smuggler's Blues (1985)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Someone in law enforcement is murdering drug dealers and their families in cold blood. To find the culprit, Crockett and Tubbs go undercover and travel to Colombia with a laid-back pilot to pose as dealers.

Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 776

28. Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
Episode: Hostage Family Copter (1957)

TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Highway Patrol helicopter is ordered into action to follow a murderous fugitive that has taken three hostages.

Director: Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Bing Russell, Wayne Heffley, Craig Duncan

Votes: 83

29. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 6: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack and former terrorist leader turned peacemaker, Hamri Al-Assad, track a suspicious man to a self-storage facility.

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, D.B. Woodside, James Morrison

Votes: 1,246

30. Karkurit (2021– )
Episode: Rotusota (2021)

60 min | Crime, Thriller

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Director: Saara Cantell | Stars: Pirjo Lonka, Pelle Heikkilä, Matti Onnismaa, Deogracias Masomi

Votes: 8

31. Little Demon (2022)
Episode: Village of the Found (2022)

TV-MA | Animation, Comedy, Horror

Chrissy meets some family. Laura and Satan traverse a deadly maze. Bennigan gets a proposition.

Directors: Ben Bjelajac, Jeanette Moreno King | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Lucy DeVito, Danny DeVito, Eugene Cordero

Votes: 209

32. Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
Episode: Wukong (2023)

TV-MA | 61 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Complications arise in Jack's plan to extract Chao and his family from the compound in Myanmar. Back in D.C., Greer comes to a shocking conclusion.

Director: Lukas Ettlin | Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, Okieriete Onaodowan

Votes: 1,602

33. Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013–2014)
Episode: Home (2013)

TV-PG | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

In flashback, we learn about Cyrus' origin story while Alice seeks out the White Rabbit for answers involving his actions in Wonderland

Director: Romeo Tirone | Stars: Sophie Lowe, Michael Socha, Peter Gadiot, Emma Rigby

Votes: 292

34. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Buzz Kill (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The family of a medical marijuana dispenser is held hostage, but the job of finding the kidnappers becomes harder after the best potential witness is killed by the dispensery's security guard.

Director: Frank Waldeck | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 384

35. The Investigators (2000– )
Episode: ERT: Inside the Yellow Line (2004)

Documentary, Crime, Drama

The case of 34-year-old Christine Aragao and her two sons, aged 9 and 1, who were kidnapped and held for ransom in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida in December 1999.

Director: Donna Kanter | Stars: Les Marshak, Alicia Fesithammel, Scott Hahn, John Jones

36. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Townhouse Incident (2016)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Benson winds up stuck in the middle of a hostage situation after her babysitter tells her that something suspicious is happening at the home of another family she works for.

Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino

Votes: 1,221

37. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Armory (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

As the team works to de-escalate a hostage situation, the mission takes a dangerous turn, which impacts the team; Jim tires of his romantic entanglements and agrees to let Chris makeover his online dating profile.

Director: Rob Greenlea | Stars: Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Lina Esco

Votes: 522