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1. Night Passage (1957)
Approved | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fired railroad man is re-hired and entrusted to carry a ten thousand dollar payroll in secret, even though he is suspected of being connected to outlaws.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster
Votes: 4,565
2. The Clan (2015)
R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
Director: Pablo Trapero | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Gastón Cocchiarale, Peter Lanzani, Stefanía Koessl
Votes: 14,343 | Gross: $0.19M
3. No Deposit, No Return (1976)
G | 112 min | Comedy, Family
During school-break, two kids are to stay with their rich Grandpa but they would rather join their mother overseas, so, in need of plane-ticket cash, they convince two petty-criminals to fake-kidnap them for a ransom they could all share.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: David Niven, Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 1,685
4. Billion Dollar Bluff (2024)
Drama
When a popular influencer gets kidnapped and held for ransom, she grips the media's attention by helping the criminals rob luxurious mansions.
Directors: Stefan Brogren, Mariam Barry | Stars: Bukola Ayoka, Nicolette Pearse, Craig Arnold, Oren Williamson
Votes: 24
5. The Guy from Harlem (1977)
R | 86 min | Action
A private detective operating in Miami is hired to protect the wife of an African head of state in town for diplomatic business, and to recover the daughter of the leader of a criminal organization, who has been kidnapped by a rival gang.
Director: Rene Martinez Jr. | Stars: Loye Hawkins, Cathy Davis, Patricia Fulton, Wanda Starr
Votes: 727
6. That Man in Istanbul (1965)
117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When a hostage-for-ransom exchange goes wrong, the F.B.I. sends an agent to Turkey to retrieve the ransom money and the hostage who's an important nuclear-weapon scientist.
Director: Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Sylva Koscina, Ángel Picazo, Gustavo Re
Votes: 470
7. Final Recourse (2013)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Thriller
A wealthy high powered woman suffers a horrible tragedy after which she descends into substance abuse,turning her back on her family. She later discovers that someone close to her may be behind her subsequent abduction and kidnapping.
Director: Barbara Stepansky | Stars: Teri Polo, Chazz Palminteri, Tia Carrere, Lucas Elliot Eberl
Votes: 459
8. Psycho from Texas (1975)
R | 89 min | Crime, Horror
A drifter/hitman is hired by a local business man to kidnap the local oil baron. The hitman had been reared in squalor, suffering the abuses of his whoring mama. When the baron escapes his ... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Collins, Jim Feazell | Stars: John King III, Herschel Mays, Tommy Lamey, Candy Dee
Votes: 373
9. The Riding Tornado (1932)
Passed | 64 min | Western
Newcomer Torrent wins $500 from Olcott and $500 and a wild horse, by riding the horse, from Engle. Then loses the $1000 to Engle in a poker game. Torrent goes to work for Olcott. Torrent ... See full summary »
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Tim McCoy, Shirley Grey, Montagu Love, Wheeler Oakman
Votes: 20
10. Hollywood Flies (2005)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama
Brothers Martina and Luca travel from Las Vegas to Hollywood. Along the way they meet two convicts and Cherie a showgirl who flees his representative. The convicts kidnap Martina and force Luca to carry a 3 million bag.
Director: Fabio Segatori | Stars: Antonio Cupo, Bianca Guaccero, Caprice Bourret, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 560
11. G@me (2003)
112 min | Crime, Thriller
Kidnapping and deceit abound in this thriller. From romance to mild-action, this movie has it all.
Director: Satoshi Isaka | Stars: Naohito Fujiki, Yukie Nakama, Ryûdô Uzaki, Izam
Votes: 480
12. Kidnapped Home (2002)
103 min | Adventure, Drama
Twelve-year-old Libor lost his parents in an automobile accident. He lives in luxury at the house of his rich uncle and aunt, has everything but lives a life barren of emotion. On the way ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Pokorný | Stars: Vojtech Kotek, Matej Nechvátal, Nela Výborná, Hana Kusnjerová
Votes: 55
13. Roaring Roads (1935)
Passed | 57 min | Action, Crime, Romance
Young David Morton, heir to millions, has been overzealously restrained from normal youthful activities by his two old-maid aunts, Harriet and Agatha. In a break from his confinement, he ... See full summary »
Directors: Ray Nazarro, Charles E. Roberts | Stars: David Sharpe, Gertrude Messinger, Mary Kornman, Mickey Daniels
Votes: 90
14. She Had to Eat (1937)
Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Arizona gas station owner (Haley) faces comic adventures after he is kidnapped by gangsters who have mistaken him for an escaped killer.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Jack Haley, Rochelle Hudson, Arthur Treacher, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 39
15. It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway (2017)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
A rich and famous self-help guru's controversial philosophy of extreme selfishness is put to the ultimate test when his only daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Director: Chris Craddock | Stars: Alan Thicke, Quinton Aaron, Leah Doz, Valerie Planche
Votes: 174
16. Serafin Geronimo: Ang kriminal ng Baryo Concepcion (1998)
132 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man appears to a female reporter and claims that he is the famous kidnapper who has the world astir and promises to turn himself in if she listens to his story. Though she is suspicious ... See full summary »
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Raymond Bagatsing, Tonton Gutierrez, Angel Aquino, Ana Capri
Votes: 84
17. The Dice Woman (1926)
Passed | 75 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Anita Gray is the spoiled daughter of a millionaire. Returning home from a party, her car breaks down and she is picked up by a stranger, who sells her his car for a diamond bracelet. The ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Dillon | Stars: Priscilla Dean, John Bowers, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Lionel Belmore
Votes: 20
18. Bad Girls (2006 TV Movie)
92 min | Comedy
In the course of a failed bank robbery, Charlotte is taken hostage in her husband's bank
Director: Thomas Nennstiel | Stars: Simone Thomalla, Ralph Herforth, Max Tidof, Lisa Maria Potthoff
Votes: 61
19. Happy Hotel (2012)
Comedy
A man sets out to rescue his son, who is being held for ransom by bungling mobsters.
Director: Yuelun Wang | Stars: Tat-Ming Cheung, Yi Huang, Wu Jiang, Linda Liao
Votes: 16
20. Dancing Dynamite (1931)
Passed | 67 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A fisherman on Catalna Island tries to break into "society" and winds up helping a rich young girl mixed up with kidnappers.
Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Richard Talmadge, Blanche Mehaffey, Robert Ellis, Richard Cramer
21. West of Singapore (1933)
Passed | 65 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tropical "heat" drives a man into the arms of a disreputable tramp, making things tough for the woman who really loves him.
Director: Albert Ray | Stars: Betty Compson, Weldon Heyburn, Margaret Lindsay, Noel Madison
Votes: 19
22. Kidnapped (II) (2014)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Thriller
Thomas pressures Kevin. If he doesn't succeed in what Thomas expects him to do, it might end badly. Finally, Kevin finds a solution for his difficult job, but it won't be easy. Certainly not when Thomas finds out what went wrong.
Director: Shadia Brys | Stars: Iliandro Chetta, Angelina Daniels, Rafael Daniels, Yuna Daniels
23. Action Force (1977)
Action
Director: Al Francis | Stars: Jun Aristorenas, Roberto Gonzalez, Eddie Garcia, Rosemarie Gil
24. Careful Please (1926)
25 min | Comedy, Short
A bill collector working in a tough neighborhood manages to rescue a young socialite from kidnappers.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Lloyd Hamilton, Marcella Daly, Dick Sutherland, Louise Carver
Votes: 30
25. Verlore (2014)
94 min | Thriller
Director: Andrus Strauss | Stars: Elicia Grobler, Susanna Cornelia Dewing, Walter Dewing, Michael Paul Bam
Votes: 11
26.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Stolen Elephant
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Superman races against time when a circus elephant is stolen. Hundreds of young children risk being disappointed when the elephant promised for a special charity event can't be found.
Director: Harry Gerstad | Stars: George Reeves, Jack Larson, Noel Neill, John Hamilton
Votes: 137
27.
Batman Beyond (1999–2001)
Episode:
King's Ransom
(2000)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Reduced to doing Paxton Power's dirty work, The Royal Flush Gang begins to fall apart while Batman has to clean up the mess.
Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, George Lazenby, Sarah Douglas
Votes: 480
28.
Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Matchmaker
(1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
Daniel and Mingo are entrusted with an Indian princess and asked to escort her to her betrothed in order to unite the two tribes and avert war. The young princess does not want the arranged marriage and fights them every step of the way.
Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Fess Parker, Ed Ames, Peter Mamakos, Hal Jon Norman
Votes: 53
29.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
(1978)
Unrated | Adventure, Drama, Family
During the Civil War, five children from a Union family are held hostage by Confederate soldiers. A wounded Union soldier (who happens to be black) takes refuge in the barn of the place the... See full summary »
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Brock Peters, Christian Juttner, Charles Courtland, Kyle Richards
Votes: 9
30.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998)
Episode:
Dead or Alive: Part 1
(1996)
TV-G | 47 min | Drama, Family, Western
When a politician's son is kidnapped by a fierce, legendary mountain man, Sully must lead a rescue party to the remote site where a highly unusual ransom is to be paid.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Chad Allen, Jessica Bowman
Votes: 111
31.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998)
Episode:
Dead or Alive: Part 2
(1996)
TV-G | 48 min | Drama, Family, Western
When Ezra Leonard offers a $1000 reward to the capture-dead or alive- of the mountain man who kidnapped his son, Sully's rescue party turns into an unruly mob. Dr. Mike must accept help from Dr. Cassidy to save her pregnancy.
Director: James Keach | Stars: Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Chad Allen, Jessica Bowman
Votes: 111
32.
The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
Episode:
The Drop
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A wealthy teen is abducted and his girlfriend is murdered. The killers demand a ransom but they also demand that Lt. Stone deliver the ransom payment.
Director: Harry Falk | Stars: Karl Malden, Richard Hatch, Eugene Roche, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 81
33.
Corto Maltese (2003–2004)
Episode:
Corto Maltese: La Ballade de la Mer Salée
(2003)
87 min | Animation
In 1913, laconic sea captain Corto Maltese, adrift in the Pacific, gets rescued by his bandit friend Rasputin who's taking two rich shipwrecked teens to an island where his boss the Monk will hold them for ransom. WWI complicates things.
Directors: Richard Danto, Liam Saury | Stars: Richard Berry, Patrick Bouchitey, Barbara Schulz, Jacques Bouanich
Votes: 317
34.
The Irish Mob (2008–2016)
Episode:
Mickey Spillane: The Gentleman Gangster/Jimmy Coonan and the Westies Gang
(2008)
45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Mickey Spillane, known as "the last of the gentleman gangsters,' and Jimmy Coonan, who led the much-feared Westies.
Director: Dathaí Keane | Stars: Robert Spillane, Jim McManus, T.J. English, Joseph Coffey
35.
C.O.P.S. (1988–1989)
Episode:
The Case of the Ransomed Rascal
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Crime
The C.O.P.S. are assigned to baby-sit a bratty young Prince on his first visit to Empire City.
Stars: Ken Ryan, Jane Schoettle, Brent Titcomb, Mary Long
36.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode:
The Gungan General
(2009)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While negotiating Count Dooku's ransom, Anakin and Obi-Wan are taken prisoner. The Jedi and Sith form an unlikely alliance in a bid to escape, with Jar Jar Binks as their only hope.
Director: Justin Ridge | Stars: Phil LaMarr, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 4,073
37.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
John Byner and Petula Clark
(1973)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Highlights include: another series of TV commercial parodies (including of McDonald's "You Deserve a Break Today" campaign); guest Petula Clark sings "Without You"; and guest John Byner as ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 37
38.
The Almighty Johnsons (2011–2013)
Episode:
Everything Starts with Gaia
(2012)
TV-MA | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Gaia's father and ex-boyfriend Jacob return to the house with a Swedish killer in close pursuit, and no one is who or what others think they are.
Director: Charlie Haskell | Stars: Emmett Skilton, Timothy Balme, Dean O'Gorman, Jared Turner
Votes: 60
39.
The Cleaning Lady (2022– )
Episode:
Agua, Fuego, Tierra, Viento
(2024)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Thony embarks on a journey to reunite Fiona with her family. Concurrently, Nadia's inquiry into Arman's disappearance unveils a confrontation with Ramona.
Director: Batan Silva | Stars: Elodie Yung, Adan Canto, Martha Millan, Eva De Dominici
Votes: 84