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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 36min | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
4.0/5 (with 430 votes)

All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I-Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I-Expo' convention that is currently being held on the island. During that time, suddenly, despite an iron wall of security surrounding the island, the system is breached by a villain, and the only ones able to stop him are the students of Class 1-A.

Directed by Kenji Nagasaki
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Shotgun Wedding(2022)

1h 40min | Action, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 450 votes)

Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire party is taken hostage, “’Til Death Do Us Part” takes on a whole new meaning in this hilarious, adrenaline-fueled adventure as Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones—if they don’t kill each other first.

Directed by Jason Moore - With Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Sônia Braga, Jennifer Coolidge, Lenny Kravitz, Cheech Marin, ...

The Rock(1996)

R
| 2h 17min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 2,022 votes)

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the stills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

Directed by Michael Bay - With Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, John Spencer, ...
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From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

R
| 1h 48min | Horror, Action, Thriller, Crime
3.5/5 (with 2,595 votes)

Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the run after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive 'from dusk till dawn' at the rendezvous point, which turns out to be a Hell of a strip joint.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez - With George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Tom Savini, ...
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Inside Man(2006)

R
| 2h 9min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 2,568 votes)

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

Directed by Spike Lee - With Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, ...
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Operation Red Sea(2018)

R
| 2h 22min | Action, Thriller, War, Drama
3.6/5 (with 108 votes)

A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.

Directed by Dante Lam - With Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Zhang Hanyu, Hai Qing, Du Jiang, Prince Mak, ...
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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.

Directed by Florent-Emilio Siri - With Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Ben Foster, Michelle Horn, Jimmy Bennett, Jonathan Tucker, ...
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Trespass(2011)

R
| 1h 31min | Thriller
2.8/5 (with 509 votes)

Kyle and Sarah Miller have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in their relationship. He's just back from a business trip and their teen daughter Avery is sneaking out to a party, when four thugs in security uniforms and ski masks stage a home invasion. They want what's in the safe: cash and diamonds. As Kyle stalls them, trying to negotiate for Sarah's freedom, the fault lines in Kyle and Sarah's marriage and the pasts of the four robbers come into play. Is there room here for heroism?

Directed by Joel Schumacher - With Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Liana Liberato, Cam Gigandet, Ben Mendelsohn, Jordana Spiro, ...

Tiger Zinda Hai(2017)

2h 45min | Action, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 47 votes)

When a group of Indian and Pakistani nurses are held hostage in Iraq by a terrorist organization, a secret agent is drawn out of hiding to rescue them.

Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar - With Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Girish Karnad, Angad Bedi, Kumud Mishra, Paresh Rawal, ...
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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.

Directed by Toa Fraser - With Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish, Mark Strong, Martin Shaw, Emun Elliott, Ben Turner, ...
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Breaking(2022)

PG-13
| 1h 43min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 41 votes)

Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.

Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin - With John Boyega, Michael K. Williams, Nicole Beharie, Connie Britton, Selenis Leyva, Jeffrey Donovan, ...

Carlos(2010)

NR
| 5h 39min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, History
3.5/5 (with 81 votes)

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.

Directed by Olivier Assayas - With Abbes Zahmani, Alexander Beyer, Anna Thalbach, Édgar Ramírez, Jean-Baptiste Malartre, Julia Hummer, ...
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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.

Directed by Daniel Calparsoro - With Luis Tosar, José Coronado, Marian Álvarez, Rodrigo de la Serna, Patricia Vico, Raúl Arévalo, ...
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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa(2013)

PG-13
| 1h 30min | Comedy
3.4/5 (with 192 votes)

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.

Directed by Declan Lowney - With Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Nigel Lindsay, Felicity Montagu, Simon Greenall, ...
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The Petrified Forest(1936)

NR
| 1h 22min | Crime, Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 80 votes)

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.

Directed by Archie Mayo - With Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran, Porter Hall, ...
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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.

Directed by Niels Arden Oplev - With Anders W. Berthelsen, Jens Jørn Spottag, Esben Smed, Christiane Gjellerup Koch, Ardalan Esmaili, Sofie Torp, ...

Prime Time(2021)

1h 33min | Drama, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 39 votes)

On the last day of 1999, 20-year-old Sebastian locks himself in a TV studio. He has two hostages, a gun, and an important message for the world. The story of the attack explores a rebel’s extreme measures and last resort.

With Bartosz Bielenia, Magdalena Popławska, Andrzej Kłak, Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Dobromir Dymecki, Monika Frajczyk, ...

Party Girl(1958)

NR
| 1h 39min | Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 28 votes)

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

Directed by Nicholas Ray - With Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb, John Ireland, Kent Smith, David Opatoshu, ...
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Kops(2003)

1h 30min | Action, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 82 votes)

A small Swedish village, Högboträsk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot dogs and chasing down runaway cows. This is all well and good for the village's own police, but the police management board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime.

Directed by Josef Fares - With Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Göran Ragnerstam, Sissela Kyle, Eva Röse, Christian Fiedler, ...

The 6th Annual Live 'On Cinema' Oscar Special(2019)

2h 30min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Delgado Media Holdings (in partnership with the Victorville Film Archives) presents The New On Cinema Oscar Special, featuring host Rafael Torres and expert commentary and analysis from film expert Gregg Turkington. Special guests include Joe Estevez and Academy Award Nominee Justin Henry.

Raid on Entebbe(1976)

2h 25min | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie, History
3.0/5 (with 24 votes)

Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israeli soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu..

Directed by Irvin Kershner - With Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto, James Woods, Robert Loggia, Horst Buchholz, ...

Sweethearts(2019)

1h 47min | Comedy, Action, Crime
3.0/5 (with 18 votes)

It's double trouble when fate and an ill-executed diamond robbery throw Mel and Franny together in a race and chase against time.

Directed by Karoline Herfurth - With Karoline Herfurth, Hannah Herzsprung, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Frederick Lau, Ronald Zehrfeld, Frederic Linkemann, ...

Masterminds(1997)

PG-13
| 1h 46min | Comedy, Action, Thriller, Adventure
2.5/5 (with 18 votes)

A rebellious teen uses his talent for pranks to outwit the security consultant who has taken the students at his prestigious private school hostage.

Directed by Roger Christian - With Patrick Stewart, Vincent Kartheiser, Brenda Fricker, Bradley Whitford, Matt Craven, Annabelle Gurwitch, ...
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A Thursday(2022)

2h 8min | Crime, Drama
3.2/5 (with 12 votes)

When a kindergarten teacher takes her 16 students hostage and makes a set of demands, it not only rattles the Mumbai police and the city but also sends shockwaves through the country and its leaders as the motive behind the hostage situation is unearthed.

With Yami Gautam, Neha Dhupia, Atul Kulkarni, Dimple Kapadia, Karanvir Sharma, Boloram Das, ...

Eingeschlossene Gesellschaft(2022)

1h 37min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

On a Friday afternoon, there was an unexpected knock on the door of the staff room of a city high school. An ambitious father is willing to go to extremes to get his son admitted to high school. The six teachers who are still at school so shortly before the start of the weekend now have to find out the hard way. After some unexpected twists and embarrassing revelations, true abysses open up for everyone involved...

Directed by Sönke Wortmann - With Florian David Fitz, Anke Engelke, Justus von Dohnányi, Nilam Farooq, Thomas Loibl, Torben Kessler, ...

One Day in September(1999)

R
| 1h 34min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 30 votes)

The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald - With Michael Douglas, Gerald Seymour, Axel Springer, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Zvi Zamir, Esther Roth-Shahamorov, ...

54 Hours(2018)

2h 56min | Drama, Thriller, Crime, TV Movie
4.2/5 (with 10 votes)

Based on the true story that shocked a nation in the summer of 1988 and revealed the scandalizing amount of errors committed by the media and the police in a half-baked attempt to rescue hostages.

Directed by Kilian Riedhof - With Sascha Alexander Geršak, Alexander Scheer, Marie Rosa Tietjen, Amelie Kiefer, Johannes Allmayer, Ulrich Noethen, ...

Terror Squad(1988)

1h 33min | Action, Thriller
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

A squad of Libyan terrorists infiltrate the city of Kokomo, Indiana, with the goal of car bombing a nuclear power plant. While attempting to escape local law enforcement, a massive car chase ensues, terrorizing the entire town before the terrorists end up at the local high school and take the detention class hostage. Will they escape? Will the crafty delinquents foil their plans? Will Chuck Connors step more than two feet away from his car? Watch and find out!

Directed by Peter Maris - With Chuck Connors

Stranded(1987)

PG-13
| 1h 20min | Science Fiction
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

A young woman and her grandmother living in an isolated farmhouse are kidnapped by aliens.

Held for Ransom(2000)

Unrated
| 1h 28min | Thriller
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

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Directed by Lee Stanley - With Dennis Hopper
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