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Movies: Best "hostage negotiator" Movies


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Die Hard(1988)

R
| 2h 11min | Action, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 4,953 votes)

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

Hostage(2005)

R
| 1h 53min | Action, Thriller, Crime
3.2/5 (with 710 votes)

When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.

Inside Man: Most Wanted(2019)

1h 46min | Action, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 120 votes)

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

Directed by M. J. Bassett

Metro(1997)

R
| 1h 57min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 232 votes)

Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.

6 Days(2017)

R
| 1h 35min | Action, Drama, History, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 311 votes)

London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.

Quick Change(1990)

R
| 1h 29min | Comedy, Crime
3.4/5 (with 147 votes)

With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out of the city and to the airport. It sounds simple enough, but it seems that fate deserts them immediately after the bank heist. One mishap after another conspires to keep these robbers from reaching freedom.

The Negotiation(2018)

1h 54min | Crime, Action, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 54 votes)

An ace police crisis negotiator, Chae-yoon, is called to the scene where her supervisor is taken hostage. Through the control room monitor, she is faced with the cold-blooded hostage taker, Tae-gu, whose demeanors are difficult to interpret. Against the 21-hour deadline Tae-gu has set, Chae-yoon tirelessly tries to crack the unusually calm perp over multiple video-calls. Eventually, the shocking truth begins to unveil.

Directed by Jong-suk Lee - With Hyun Bi, Son Ye-jin

To Steal from a Thief(2016)

1h 36min | Crime, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 167 votes)

Valencia, Spain. On a rainy morning, six armed men in disguise assault a bank. But what seemed like an easy heist, quickly goes wrong with nothing unfolding as planned, and mistrust quickly builds between the two leaders of the gang.

Pawn(2013)

R
| 1h 28min | Crime, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 72 votes)

A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.

Daniel(2019)

2h 18min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 21 votes)

HELD FOR RANSOM tells the true story of Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye who was held hostage for 398 days in Syria by the terror organization ISIS along with several other foreign nationals including the American journalist, James Foley. The film follows Daniel’s struggle to survive in captivity, his friendship with James, and the nightmare of the Rye family back home in Denmark as they try to do everything in their power to save their son. At the center of this crisis, we find hostage negotiator, Arthur, who plays a pivotal role in securing Daniel’s release.

The Point Men(2023)

1h 48min | Crime, Action
3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

A story about a diplomat and a national intelligence service agent who struggle and risk their lives on foreign soil to save Korean hostages that have been abducted in the Middle East.

Cops and Robbers(2017)

1h 28min | Action, Crime
2.7/5 (with 9 votes)

A police hostage negotiator plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a cornered bank robber who is hell bent on getting out of the bank and humiliating his brother, the police hostage negotiator, in the process.

Directed by Scott Windhauser
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Hijacked: Flight 285(1996)

2.6/5 (with 4 votes)

A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after takeoff, two of his aides, traveling as ordinary passengers, take control and free him. He demands $20 million in bonds upon landing. And a sick passenger, bad weather or mechanical problems won't stop him.

Directed by Charles Correll

Asylum(2013)

1h 33min | Comedy, Horror
1.6/5 (with 6 votes)

A veteran hostage negotiator's next call leads him to an overrun insane asylum. He soon finds that dark forces are pushing the patients to commit atrocities, and he may be the only one that can stop them.

La toma de la embajada(2000)

1h 50min | Drama, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 2 votes)

Bogotá, 1980. During the government of President Turbay. An urban cell of the M-19 invades the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, taking 14 ambassadors as hostages. They demand that they be exchanged for political prisoners. The film focuses on the events that took place during those two months of captivity.

Directed by Ciro Durán - With Bruno Bichir