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

1. Inside Man (2006)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer

Votes: 397,806 | Gross: $88.51M

2. Captain Phillips (2013)

PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Catherine Keener

Votes: 492,572 | Gross: $107.10M

3. Den of Thieves (2018)

R | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew clash as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

Director: Christian Gudegast | Stars: Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O'Shea Jackson Jr., 50 Cent

Votes: 123,659 | Gross: $44.95M

4. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

R | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar

Votes: 273,018 | Gross: $50.00M

5. Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Full-time detectives Nick and Audrey are struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground. They find themselves at the center of international abduction when their friend Maharaja is kidnapped at his own lavish wedding.

Director: Jeremy Garelick | Stars: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent

Votes: 68,783

6. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj

Votes: 208,020 | Gross: $65.45M

7. Flashpoint (2008–2012)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The missions and trials of a Toronto police tactical unit.

Stars: Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Sergio Di Zio

Votes: 18,611

8. Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour siege at the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Aml Ameen, Rhea Seehorn, Roxanne McKee, Urs Rechn

Votes: 4,681

9. Money Monster (2016)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes them and their crew as hostage.

Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West

Votes: 105,228 | Gross: $41.01M

10. John Q (2002)

PG-13 | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.

Director: Nick Cassavetes | Stars: Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, Gabriela Oltean, Kimberly Elise

Votes: 143,667 | Gross: $71.76M

11. The Negotiator (1998)

R | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin

Votes: 154,932 | Gross: $44.48M

12. Breaking (2022)

PG-13 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.

Director: Abi Damaris Corbin | Stars: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams

Votes: 7,815

13. Metro (1997)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.

Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Kim Miyori, Art Evans

Votes: 29,075 | Gross: $31.99M

14. The Final Option (1982)

R | 125 min | Action, Thriller

It's suspected that a peace/anti-nuke organization in UK has some extremists willing to use terrorism. The action will probably be against an embassy in London. The SAS/Special Air Service try to get the organization infiltrated.

Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward

Votes: 3,764 | Gross: $2.67M

15. 6 Days (I) (2017)

R | 94 min | Action, Drama, History

Based on the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980, this action-thriller dramatizes a six-day standoff between armed Iranian Arabs and SAS soldiers ready for a counterattack.

Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish, Martin Shaw

Votes: 24,654

16. Lockout (2012)

PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the President's daughter from an outer-space prison taken over by violent inmates.

Directors: James Mather, Steve Saint Leger | Stars: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare, Vincent Regan

Votes: 100,938 | Gross: $14.33M

17. Hostage (2005)

R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a family is held hostage, former hostage negotiator Jeff Talley arrives at the scene. Talley's own family is kidnapped and Talley must decide which is more important: saving a family he doesn't even know or saving his own family.

Director: Florent-Emilio Siri | Stars: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Serena Scott Thomas, Jimmy Bennett

Votes: 113,538 | Gross: $34.64M

18. Quick Change (1990)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Crime

Three thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible.

Directors: Howard Franklin, Bill Murray | Stars: Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, Dale Grand

Votes: 22,198 | Gross: $15.26M

19. Waco: American Apocalypse (2023)

TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime

It showcases what happened in 1993 in Waco, Texas when cult leader David Koresh faced off against the federal government in a 51-day siege.

Stars: David Thibodeau, Chris Whitcomb, Lee Hancock, Bob Ricks

Votes: 7,773

20. Alan Partridge (2013)

R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When famous DJ Alan Partridge's radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Tim Key, Karl Theobald

Votes: 32,973 | Gross: $0.15M

21. Stockholm (2018)

R | 92 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in the New Yorker as the origins of the 'Stockholm Syndrome'.

Director: Robert Budreau | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong, Christopher Heyerdahl

Votes: 14,708 | Gross: $0.30M

22. Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after take-off, two of his aides, traveling as ordinary passengers, take control of the ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Susan Batten, James Brolin, Michael Gross, Anthony Michael Hall

Votes: 602

23. Held for Ransom (2019)

138 min | Biography, Drama, War

The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.

Directors: Niels Arden Oplev, Anders W. Berthelsen | Stars: Esben Smed, Sofie Torp, Anders W. Berthelsen, Toby Kebbell

Votes: 4,700

24. Amos & Andrew (1993)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime

A Pulitzer prize writer buys a cabin. The neighbors get suspicious when a stranger "breaks in". They see a black man and call the police, who start shooting at him. The sheriff tries a cover-up involving a white petty crook. Bad idea.

Director: E. Max Frye | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Lerner, Margaret Colin

Votes: 9,874 | Gross: $9.75M

25. Light It Up (1999)

R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller

A group of teens are bent on improving the run-down conditions of their high-school.

Director: Craig Bolotin | Stars: Usher, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard

Votes: 3,946 | Gross: $5.87M

26. 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: 3,513

27. Attack on Finland (2021)

119 min | Action, Thriller

After Finland's Independence Day celebration is interrupted by a terrorist attack on the Presidential Palace and distinguished guests are taken hostage, a security service officer tries to uncover who is trying to destabilize Europe.

Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Jasper Pääkkönen, Nanna Blondell, Sverrir Gudnason, Cathy Belton

Votes: 2,003

28. Standoff (2006–2007)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A pair of hostage negotiators try to resist their budding attraction to each other.

Stars: Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt, Gina Torres, Michael Cudlitz

Votes: 2,164

29. Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)

Not Rated | 165 min | Documentary, History

A reassessment of the tragedy at Waco that left 76 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect dead.

Director: William Gazecki | Stars: Dan Gifford, Jim Cavanaugh, Dick DeGuerin, Clive Doyle

Votes: 3,731

30. Dead Silence (1997 TV Movie)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A veteran FBI agent negotiates the release of a bus-load of hearing-impaired school-children taken hostage by 3 desperate escaped convicts.

Director: Daniel Petrie Jr. | Stars: James Garner, Kim Coates, Marlee Matlin, Lolita Davidovich

Votes: 1,398

31. Helsinki-syndrooma (2022)

400 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Entrepreneur Elias Karo takes four journalists hostage in order to reveal that 30 years ago, a bank manager and a district court judge took his family's possessions with the government's blessing and caused a still ongoing family tragedy.

Stars: Peter Franzén, Oona Airola, Taneli Mäkelä, Laura Malmivaara

Votes: 509

32. How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It) (2007)

81 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.

Director: Andrews Jenkins | Stars: Nick Stahl, Erika Christensen, Gavin Rossdale, Terry Crews

Votes: 6,192 | Gross: $0.00M

33. Pups (1999)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Rebellious teenager Stevie finds his mother's gun, and along with his girlfriend impulsively decides to rob a bank. The pair find themselves in over their heads as they take hostages and the FBI negotiates Stevie's absurd demands.

Director: Ash Baron-Cohen | Stars: Mischa Barton, Cameron Van Hoy, Burt Reynolds, Adam Farrar

Votes: 1,806 | Gross: $0.00M

34. 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: 2,709

35. A Mother's Greatest Fear (2018 TV Movie)

Unrated | 90 min | Thriller

When her daughter is abducted with no demand for ransom, an ex-hostage negotiator will do anything to find her.

Director: Jared Cohn | Stars: Katrina Begin, Joey Lawrence, Lily Delamere, David Chokachi

Votes: 234

36. Crisis Point (2012 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A hostage negotiator is unable to continue with her job after a siege she tried to resolve ended in disaster and a man was killed.

Director: Adrian Wills | Stars: Rhona Mitra, Erika Rosenbaum, Marc Menard, Richard Jutras

Votes: 514

37. Piiritys (2023– )

42 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1992, the first murder for hire in Finland's history, by Ilpo Larha, led to a hostage and siege situation that lasted 55 hours after escaping from prison. The story follows these events when DCI Esko Heinonen conducted the negotiation.

Stars: Jussi Vatanen, Elias Salonen, Anna Böhm, Konsta Laakso

Votes: 259

38. Les Cowboys (2015)

R | 104 min | Drama

When his daughter goes missing from their prairie town east of France, Alain and his young son, Kid, head out to find her. The journey takes the men to some far-off and unsettling places in what begins to feel like an endless quest.

Director: Thomas Bidegain | Stars: François Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield, Agathe Dronne, Ellora Torchia

Votes: 2,232 | Gross: $0.07M

39. High Noon (2009 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Thriller

Expert hostage negotiator Lieutenant Phoebe McNamara juggles her high-pressure career with the demands of raising her young daughter and contending with her agoraphobic mother, Essie.

Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Emilie de Ravin, Ivan Sergei, Brian Markinson, Ty Olsson

Votes: 1,499

40. 24 Days (2014)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Thriller

When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because he's Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".

Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Zabou Breitman, Pascal Elbé, Jacques Gamblin, Sylvie Testud

Votes: 731

41. Murder Live! (1997 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama, Thriller

Frank takes Pia Postman hostage on live TV, threatening to execute her after she accepts the blame for his daughter's suicide.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Marg Helgenberger, David Morse, Christine Estabrook, Lauren Tom

Votes: 317

42. The Glorious Seven (2019)

93 min | Action

Ex-military commander David Guerra is hired by shady millionaire Anthony Levin to rescue his wife Valentina who was kidnapped by Javier Martinez, leader of a guerrilla group.

Director: Harald Franklin | Stars: Jerry Kwarteng, Fernando Carrera, Maurice Nash, Fernando Corral

Votes: 402

43. A Spark of Light

Drama | Pre-production

In Spark Of Light, a reproductive health clinic's routine day of service turns tragic when a disturbed gunman takes hostages. The staff and several women receiving care face a tense standoff.

44. Elipsis (2006)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Parallel fragmented stories are linked by the relationship between successful actor Sebastián Castillo and his friend Galo Vidal, a frustrated fashion designer. The tables are turned and ... See full summary »

Director: Eduardo Arias-Nath | Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Erich Wildpret, Seu Jorge, Angélica Aragón

Votes: 294

45. Kôshônin (2003 TV Movie)

107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a convenience store robbery, three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations while one of their ... See full summary »

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Hiroshi Mikami, Mayu Tsuruta, Shirô Sano, Ken'ichi Endô

Votes: 477

46. Hostage Negotiator (2001 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Thriller

A Former FBI Agent has to conduct the most important negotiation of her life.

Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Gail O'Grady, Michael Bowen, Brian Bloom, Don S. Davis

Votes: 169

47. Redeemers (2016–2019)

Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

After disobeying orders during a hostage negotiation, leading to the deaths of 332 people, Captain Jan Porter is sentenced to serve five years in the Redeemers, a squad of peacekeepers that patrols the dangerous fringes of colonized space.

Stars: Brian Beaudry, Jessica Estrada, Jason Dmitruk, Trina Deuhart

48. Held Hostage in Colombia (2003)

48 min | Documentary, War

On February 12, 2003 a Pentagon-owned Cessna went down in the jungle of southern Colombia. At the crash site, guerillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Colombia's ... See full summary »

Directors: Jorge Enrique Botero, Victoria Bruce, Karin Hayes

Votes: 48

49. Life After (II) (2021)

R | Short, Drama

To prevent an act of domestic terrorism, a negotiator must break protocol and make an emotional bond with the hostage taker.

Director: Jesse Edwards | Stars: Torri Yates-Orr, Jessejames Locorriere, Patricia Taber, Parker Bradway

50. Dangerous Missions (1999–2002)
Episode: Hostage Negotiators (2002)

Documentary, War

The work of hostage negotiators is examined.