Movies and TvShows featuring "hostages" theme.
Criminal mastermind Mason is about to execute the score of a lifetime when his lover and key member of his crew, Decker, takes the team down and reveals she’s an undercover Interpol agent. Heartbroken, Mason escapes and retires from the life of crime until his younger brother Shawn is out of his league taking on a big bank heist all on his own. Mason has no choice left but to come to the rescue, while Interpol brings Decker in hoping to unnerve him. Before the SWAT teams storm the bank, Mason must use every tool in his arsenal to not only escape with the prize, but also the love of his life.
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. On Christmas Eve, NYPD Detective John McClane arrives in Los Angeles, hoping to reconcile with his wife Holly at a party held by her employer, the Nakatomi Corporation. The plaza is seized by German radical Hans Gruber and his team, who take everyone hostage except for McClane. McClane must navigate the building, outsmart the terrorists, and rescue the hostages.
An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint. Santa helps the family by fighting the mercenaries and using his knowledge of their naughty list. Meanwhile, the family's daughter, Trudy, sets up booby traps inspired by Home Alone. With Santa's brutal violence and Trudy's traps, they manage to take down the mercenaries and save the family. In the end, the family's belief in Santa is restored, and Santa continues on his mission to deliver gifts with his renewed love for Christmas.
John Cale, a Capitol policeman, takes his daughter on a tour of the White House. But when armed invaders attack, Cale must save his child and protect the president. Meanwhile, a bombing at the U.S. Capitol leads to a terrorist plot for revenge. Cale teams up with President Sawyer to stop the attack, save his daughter, and prevent a nuclear strike. Along the way, they uncover a conspiracy within the government. With the help of Secret Service agent Finnerty, they defeat the attackers and restore peace.
Air Force One is hijacked by communist radicals, leaving the President to fight for the safety of his family and the other hostages on board.
When a terrorist group hijacks a commercial airplane and holds the passengers hostage, a team of highly skilled commandos known as the Delta Force is called in to rescue them. Led by Colonel Nick Alexander, the team must navigate a treacherous mission in war-torn Lebanon to save innocent lives.
An exclusive insight into the work and recruitment of the special units of the Belgian Federal Police. Through testimonies and reconstructions, 'Under the Radar' also takes a closer look at a number of striking operations from the past.
When a secret agent and a computer technician win a trip to Hawaii, their vacation takes an unexpected turn when their plane is hijacked. With their family held hostage, they must use their skills to rescue them and navigate inter-Korean relations.
Four female convicts break out of prison, and during their escape they take hostage a bus full of young female tennis players. They drive the bus to the house of the judge who originally sent them to prison, where--since this is after all a women-in-prison picture--the hostages undergo various forms of physical and sexual abuse in various degrees of nudity.
When a criminal psychologist and lecturer finds herself in the middle of a hostage situation, she must use her skills to negotiate with the unstable hostage-taker and save two sisters. As the situation intensifies, past traumas resurface, and the line between good and evil begins to blur.
Set in 1943 during the German occupation of Naples, the movie follows the story of the city's resistance against the Nazi regime. The film focuses on the four days of intense rebellion and the bravery of the Neapolitan people as they fight for their freedom. It explores themes of sacrifice, resilience, and the power of unity in the face of oppression.
The new President of Switzerland is struggling to free a group of hostages being held in Yemen. She's prepared to do anything to achieve that goal, because even in the most placid country in the world, shady dealings are hatched behind closed doors and political ambitions feed on violence. Until Tina, a cleaning lady at the Federal Palace, throws a monkey wrench into the intricate gears of that political machine.
Naina, a playschool teacher, takes 16 students hostage, demanding justice for her past trauma. As the police and leaders try to handle the situation, her demands create a nationwide impact.
A cop gets buried under steel rebars while pursuing triad bank robbers through a construction site. He gets reanimated supernaturally and becomes invulnerable, but needs electricity to remain alive, and goes after the gang who killed him.
A band of thugs belonging to an organized crime family assaults several casinos at the same time creating death and panic in their wake. As they flee the scenes of their crimes police begin to close in on them, so they quickly hide themselves in a villa owned by a wealthy industrialist taking him and his family hostage.
A group of children are held captive by a manipulative Vietnam War veteran in a rural setting. With the absence of their parents, they must navigate strange behaviors and attempt to escape their captor.
A widower returns to his hometown to reconcile with his son and faces a confrontation with a ruthless cattle baron in the Wyoming Territory.
Attica is a powerful documentary that explores the tragic events of the 1971 Attica prison uprising, showcasing the struggles of prisoners, the brutal response by law enforcement, and the demands for prisoner rights. The film delves into the racial tensions, negotiations, and the role of journalists and prison guards during this historic and harrowing episode.
After a traumatic car accident, a couple and their daughter decide to spend a short vacation in a cabin in the woods. While trying to rebuild their lives, the constant reminder of the woman who they overwhelmed remains indelible in the minds of the mother. Things get complicated when a kind and handsome neighbor decides to accompany them in their sleep.
Masked figures with machine guns march into the secondary school in Karatas, take the pupils hostage, and execute one of them. They make no demands. Silent terror is their modus operandi. Seeing as the army will take two days to arrive due to a snowstorm, maths teacher Tazshi decides to assemble his own assault team: his ex-wife, the gym teacher, the cowardly school principal, an alcoholic night watchman, the village idiot, and an incompetent chief of police.