Movies and TvShows featuring "hostage-drama" theme.

Hotel Mumbai is a powerful and intense drama that depicts the horrifying events of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. The film focuses on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, where a group of heavily armed terrorists take hostages and unleash a night of terror and chaos. Amidst the chaos, the hotel staff, including a brave chef, receptionist, and waiter, risk their lives to protect and save as many guests as possible. It is a story of resilience, courage, and the human spirit in the face of unimaginable violence and cruelty.

Hyena Road follows a group of Canadian soldiers as they navigate the complexities of war in Afghanistan, facing ambushes, improvised explosive devices, and the challenges of building a road in hostile territory. The film explores themes of imperialism, tribal dynamics, and the personal relationships forged on the battlefield.

Held for Ransom is a gripping movie that tells the story of a photojournalist taken hostage in Syria. As a hostage negotiator works tirelessly to secure her release, the movie explores the brutal realities of war, terrorism, and the lengths people will go to survive.

In 'The Hit,' a professional hitman is tasked with taking out a criminal informant who has turned against a powerful gangster. Along with a younger partner, they embark on a tense journey across Europe, facing danger and betrayal at every turn.

A trio of freedom fighters seek refuge in a South African bank after a failed sabotage mission. They take the bank and its customers hostage, demanding the release of Nelson Mandela in exchange for their freedom. The stakes and tensions escalate as the situation unfolds.

A college professor is held hostage by a psychopath who escapes from a mental institution. As the professor tries to analyze and understand his captor, he realizes that their fates are intertwined.

A struggling writer and his family, including his 12-year-old son, are held hostage in their remote cabin by a gang of bank robbers during a winter storm. As the situation intensifies, secrets are revealed and the writer must fight to protect his family.

A young reporter's investigation into a string of grisly suicides takes a dangerous detour when she follows the clues to a cursed stretch of road.

In Counterpoint, a famous music conductor named Lionel Evans finds himself caught up in a dangerous plot during World War II. The Nazi collaborationist government in Luxembourg forces Lionel to lead a symphony orchestra, while he secretly works with the anti-Nazi resistance movement. As tensions rise and the war intensifies, Lionel must navigate his way through professional rivalries, personal sacrifices, and the fear of death. Will he be able to protect his fellow musicians and fulfill his duty to the resistance?

A young girl, who has recently lost her eyesight to a degenerative disease, struggles to outwit an escaped convict who has taken refuge in her grandmother's cabin during a ferocious snowstorm.

The All Together (2007) is a dark comedy that follows a group of eccentric individuals in London as they navigate through obsessions, phobias, and cultural differences. The story takes unexpected turns when a television show becomes involved.

A quaint small town is terrorized by a group of sadistic bikers.

In the midst of the American Civil War, a group of rebel soldiers led by a rebel priest find themselves in a rural Kentucky town. The town is torn apart by the war, with looting and violence becoming a daily occurrence. As the rebels try to survive and protect their way of life, they encounter a wounded Union soldier whom they take hostage. The interactions between the rebels, the townsfolk, and the captive soldier raise questions about loyalty, forgiveness, and the price of war.

A man (Rick Worthington) assaults the Alta Vista Hospital taking four women, a man and two babies as hostages. He wants to kill Dr. Garrick, who, according to Worthington, ruined his life sterilizing his wife. He threatens to detonate a bomb. Based on a true story.

The story of a man who attempts to make his body anti-lightning and succeeded. This success interest the drug syndicate who later kidnaps him to make heroin concoction. The mastermind turns out to be a friend of the man. The man determines to defeat them all.

In the midst of a tense hostage situation, a former hostage negotiator must navigate a web of deception to save not only the hostages but also his own family. With time running out and the stakes growing higher, he must outsmart the criminals and confront his own inner demons.

A surviving member of the Siete En La Mira gang sets out to avenge his dead brother and recover the ashes from his cremation. The two lawmen that killed him are dead now themselves, but they have a third brother who wasn't involved in the original conflict.

Phillip Ko directs this low-budget Phillippine action film.