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

1. Dark City (1998)

R | 100 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.

Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt

Votes: 212,349 | Gross: $14.38M

2. Savage Attraction (I) (1983)

R | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

Horrific true tale set in late-1970s Australia and later West Germany about an abused wife who learns in horror that her sadistic German-born husband is actually a fanatical neo-Nazi.

Director: Frank Shields | Stars: Kerry Mack, Ralph Schicha, Gabriella Barraket, Judy Nunn

Votes: 376

3. Many Rivers to Cross (1955)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance, Western

Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let anything interfere with her plans to marry him in this humorous romantic adventure through the American Frontier of 1798.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Victor McLaglen, Jeff Richards

Votes: 1,324

4. Crisis (1950)

Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

While on vacation in a Latin American country, an American neurosurgeon and his wife become tangled in a revolutionary uprising against a tyrannical dictator.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Cary Grant, José Ferrer, Paula Raymond, Signe Hasso

Votes: 1,926

5. La caja 507 (2002)

Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

One day, some robbers forcely open some safe deposit boxes of a bank and leave the owner trapped inside. Looking into the "507" box, he discovers that the death of his daughter some years ago was not accidental.

Director: Enrique Urbizu | Stars: Dafne Fernández, Antonio Resines, Miriam Montilla, Félix Álvarez

Votes: 2,871

6. Don't Rest (2020)

Crime, Thriller

Tim and Ashley are on the run for their lives after witnessing a murder during a drug deal.

Director: Brewster Hammer | Stars: Joe Hammerstone, Casey Lee McIntosh

7. The Ninja War of Torakage (2014)

94 min | Action

A former Ninja must outplay his former Mastress and an evil lord to free his family from certain death.

Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Yuria Haga, Tatsuki Ishikawa, Ryohei Kuroyanagi, Ryô Matsuura

Votes: 196

8. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 3: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (2004)

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

Jack and Tony clash as they wait for the time of hostage exchange with Saunders. Senator Keeler confronts President Palmer about the Milliken cover-up while Wayne initiates a secret operation against Sherry.

Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth

Votes: 1,349

9. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 3: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (2004)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack works on using Saunders' daughter in an attempt to gain control of the virus. Michelle waits to find out if she's infected. Palmer navigates around a angry and confused press. Saunders starts making demands on Tony.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth

Votes: 1,276

10. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 3: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (2004)

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

Tony works covertly to find a way to get Jane Saunders out of CTU and deliver her to Saunders before Jack and Chase find him. Senator Keeler receives some damaging information on President Palmer from a surprising source.

Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth

Votes: 1,298

11. Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode: The Island Caper (1972)

Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Cannon attempts to help the reformed ex-con he put away years before when the man is coerced into masterminding a bank heist.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: William Conrad, Keenan Wynn, James Olson, Jacqueline Scott

Votes: 115

12. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Zeichen der Gewalt (1975)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Convicted for manslaughter, Günter Hausmann escapes from prison and kills a guard. The police has to find out where he's hiding.

Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Joachim Bißmeier, Gaby Dohm

Votes: 98

13. The Magician (1973–1974)
Episode: Nightmare in Steel (1973)

45 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

The husband of Tony Blake's clumsy new assistant has been kidnapped and is being forced to help hijack a tanker. Tony infiltrates the tanker to rescue the man and avert the crime before it's too late.

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Bill Bixby, Keene Curtis, Julian Christopher, Todd Crespi

Votes: 22

14. T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)
Episode: Shootout (1986)

TV-PG | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Hooker, Corrigan and Stacy pose as bank employees to capture a gang that has already slain one police officer during a bank robbery.

Director: William Shatner | Stars: William Shatner, Heather Locklear, James Darren, Barry Van Dyke

Votes: 51

15. Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
Episode: Split Robbery (1959)

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

Two men rob a series of supermarkets by taking the market managers' wives as hostages.

Director: Jack Herzberg | Stars: Broderick Crawford, William Boyett, Susan Dorn, Joel Riordan

Votes: 67

16. A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022)
Episode: Episode #2.9 (2021)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

As Diana and Matthew return to London, Diana learns news that could change everything. The Queen holds Matthew to account.

Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Aisling Loftus, Sheila Hancock

Votes: 797

17. Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
Episode: Ghosts (2022)

TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jack races to stop the detonation of the Sokol nuclear device, which has traveled to the Czech Republic. Petr and Luka's secret histories come to the surface in a deadly reckoning.

Directors: Kevin Dowling, David Petrarca | Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Nina Hoss, Peter Guinness

Votes: 2,165

18. 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