Kidnapping/Hostage Movies
by Deanna_K | created - 20 Dec 2010 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicA compilation of kidnapping and hostage movies in no particular order. I love kidnapping movies, the thrill, the excitement the horror!
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1. The Collector (1965)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Thriller
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne, Maurice Dallimore
Votes: 11,948
The theatrical version of John Fowles' classic novel of a very disturbed young man and the woman who fights him to be set free.
2. Hostage (2005)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a family is held hostage, former hostage negotiator Jeff Talley arrives at the scene. Talley's own family is kidnapped and Talley must decide which is more important: saving a family he doesn't even know or saving his own family.
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri | Stars: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Serena Scott Thomas, Jimmy Bennett
Votes: 113,532 | Gross: $34.64M
3. Trade (I) (2007)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Adriana, 13, is kidnapped in Mexico City by Russian sex traffickers. Her criminal 17 y.o. brother starts looking for her. Across the border in Texas, he gets help from a cop.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: Kevin Kline, Kathleen Gati, Paulina Gaitan, Cesar Ramos
Votes: 17,935 | Gross: $0.21M
A gripping film displaying the very real horrors of the sex trade.
4. Trapped (I) (2002)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Jennings' fight for their daughters life after she is kidnapped by an experienced gang of thieves.
Director: Luis Mandoki | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend
Votes: 25,867 | Gross: $0.06M
Kevin Bacon delivers a very chilling portrait of a psychopathic yet highly intelligent and calculating kidnapper. Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend and Courtney Love also deliver a solid performance.
5. Kiss the Girls (1997)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur
Votes: 81,171 | Gross: $60.53M
Ashley Judd plays a headstrong doctor who narrowly escaped the clutches of 'Casanova' a serial kidnapper and murderer who views himself as the ultimate 'lover.' Will Alex Cross be able to catch this mad man before someone close to him is killed?
6. Along Came a Spider (2001)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
When a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Michael Wincott, Monica Potter, Dylan Baker
Votes: 95,852 | Gross: $74.08M
The second theatrical release of James Patterson's hit detective Dr. Alex Cross. A good suspense/mystery with good performances, as usual, from Morgan Freeman and the supporting cast.
7. Shuttle (2008)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A late night airport shuttle ride home descends into darkness.
Director: Edward Anderson | Stars: Tony Curran, Peyton List, Cameron Goodman, Cullen Douglas
Votes: 6,077 | Gross: $0.01M
An awesome independent film. DON'T MISS SHUTTLE! Terrifyingly entertaining. You will never get into an airport shuttle after watching this movie! At least not unarmed!
8. The Last House on the Left (2009)
R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller
After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.
Director: Dennis Iliadis | Stars: Garret Dillahunt, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Bowen
Votes: 100,340 | Gross: $32.75M
Easily my favourite horror movie of all time! Much better than the original in my opinion as it is tastefully violent not excessively violent and graphic! Not to mention solid performances from the entire cast from Sara Paxton and Martha McIsaac as the unwitting victims, Garret Dillahunt and Aaron Paul as the murdering maniacs to Monica Potter and Tony Goldwyn as the revenge seeking parents. If you are not squeamish don't miss this one!
9. The Last House on the Left (1972)
R | 84 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Two teenage girls heading to a rock concert for one's birthday try to score marijuana in the city, where they are kidnapped and brutalized by a gang of psychopathic convicts.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln
Votes: 40,264 | Gross: $3.10M
Much more graphic as are most typical 70s rape and revenge genre films. I prefer the remake personally however the original is filled with Wes Craven's talent for freaking people out!
10. Funny Games (2007)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet
Votes: 103,795 | Gross: $1.29M
English version remake of the 1997 German horror has Naomi Watts and Tim Roth defending their lives, and dignity, against the psychotic and chilling Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet.
11. Funny Games (1997)
Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering
Votes: 84,015
12. Don't Say a Word (2001)
R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret...
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak
Votes: 57,061 | Gross: $55.00M
Brittany Murphy does a great job playing the not so crazy crazy girl and Sean Bean of course delivers as the menacing villain.
13. Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Thriller
John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.
Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Maggie Q
Votes: 420,577 | Gross: $134.53M
Okay Okay I am very aware that kidnapping is only a small portion of this movie however it's freaking JOHN McCLANE! which is why it goes on my list YIPPEE KI-YAY MOFO!
14. The Marine (2006)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.
Director: John Bonito | Stars: John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick, Anthony Ray Parker
Votes: 35,815 | Gross: $18.84M
Fairly straightforward kidnapped wife and retrieval by military husband. It's worth wasting a Sunday afternoon with.
15. Summer's Moon (2009)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A family of serial killers stalk a young woman out to find the father she's never known.
Director: Lee Demarbre | Stars: Ashley Greene, Peter Mooney, Barbara Niven, Stephen McHattie
Votes: 3,376
Some of these descriptions are so terrible. The family doesn't stalk her at all they kidnap her and keep her locked in the basement... that is until Daddy comes home and they discover who she really is.
16. Whisper (I) (2007)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
Director: Stewart Hendler | Stars: Jennifer Shirley, Blake Woodruff, Michael Rooker, Josh Holloway
Votes: 10,061
17. Cellular (2004)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. The catch? The woman claims to have been kidnapped, and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy
Votes: 105,412 | Gross: $32.00M
Honestly how can a movie be bad with Jason Statham as the sexy bad guy and Chris Evans as the sexy hero?! Cellular also packs action, non-stop suspense, and a good soundtrack!
18. The Missing (I) (2003)
R | 137 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In 1885 New Mexico, a frontier medicine woman forms an uneasy alliance with her estranged father when her daughter is kidnapped by an Apache brujo.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd
Votes: 38,225 | Gross: $26.90M
It's old school kidnapping! Back when if you wanted to kidnap some girls to sell them in Mexico to the sex trade you had to physically ride up on a horse and ride across the desert there were no computers to lure unsuspecting girls on the internet!
19. The Way of the Gun (2000)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs
Votes: 35,224 | Gross: $6.06M
Perhaps my rating of this movie is hindered by my absolute undying love for both Ryan Philippe and Benicio Del Toro but who cares its my list and I shall put on it which ever films I please! Aside from the man candy it is actually a fairly decent movie with some suspence, action, mystery, and emotion.
20. Red Eye (2005)
PG-13 | 85 min | Thriller
A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in a political assassination.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Laura Johnson
Votes: 140,007 | Gross: $57.89M
Cillian Murphy is stunningly chilling as the terrorist who corners the ever so innocent Rachel McAdams during a suspenseful and intriguing middle of the night flight!
21. Firewall (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Paul Bettany, Carly Schroeder
Votes: 59,616 | Gross: $48.75M
Harrison Ford plays a desperate father looking to free his family from the cruel hands of Paul Bettany and his sleazy criminal associates. Worth a watch.
22. Ransom (1996)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Multi-millionaire Tom Mullen's son is kidnapped, but after initially agreeing to pay the ransom Mullen then decides to use the ransom money as a bounty.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Mel Gibson, Gary Sinise, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte
Votes: 135,440 | Gross: $136.49M
23. The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
R | 100 min | Crime, Thriller
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Director: J Blakeson | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan, Martin Compston
Votes: 27,591 | Gross: $0.17M
This movie grew on me. The first time I saw it I wasn't that impressed however it made a lasting impression as I found myself thinking of it weeks later. When I re-watched it I realized what a good thriller/suspense film it is.
24. Trespass (2011)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As they're held for ransom, a husband and wife's predicament grows more dire amid the discovery of betrayal and deception.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Cam Gigandet, Ben Mendelsohn
Votes: 45,542 | Gross: $0.02M
Not quite sure how a movie with Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman flew under the radar especially when it was as good as Trespass!
25. Gardens of the Night (2008)
R | 110 min | Drama
After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.
Director: Damian Harris | Stars: Gillian Jacobs, John Malkovich, Ryan Simpkins, Tom Arnold
Votes: 4,693
Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. A stunning performance by all actors especially the talented young actors who played the abused children. Gardens of the Night is a must see for sure as it emotionally displays the never ending resilience of the human spirit.
26. P2 (2007)
R | 98 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
Director: Franck Khalfoun | Stars: Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley, Simon Reynolds, Philip Akin
Votes: 36,423 | Gross: $3.99M
Fairly entertaining horror.
27. The Candy Snatchers (1973)
R | 94 min | Crime, Thriller
A nonverbal autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage heiress who has been kidnapped by a trio of young psychopaths, who are intent on extorting diamonds from her stepfather.
Director: Guerdon Trueblood | Stars: Tiffany Bolling, Ben Piazza, Susan Sennett, Brad David
Votes: 1,750
Perfect example of 1970s sexploitation genre-type films. Good performances all around, and a good plot.
28. Kidnapped (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Three hooded Eastern-European criminals burst into a home in a Madrid gated community, holding the family hostage in its own home, and forcing the father to empty his credit cards.
Director: Miguel Ángel Vivas | Stars: Fernando Cayo, Manuela Vellés, Ana Wagener, Guillermo Barrientos
Votes: 8,467
Aka Secuestros Actually quite good foreign film.
29. Taken (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser
Votes: 634,282 | Gross: $145.00M
Not my personal favourite as I prefer to see the story from the hostage/kidnapped victim's point of view, but Liam Neeson certainly does kick ass which counts for something!
30. Saw (2004)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two strangers awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, and soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover, Ken Leung
Votes: 466,506 | Gross: $56.00M
31. Panic Room (2002)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam
Votes: 296,821 | Gross: $96.40M
Not a fav in the kidnapping/hostage department but I was thoroughly entertained while watching this movie.
32. Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak | Stars: Jet Li, DMX, Mark Dacascos, Anthony Anderson
Votes: 46,745 | Gross: $34.71M
33. Bless the Child (2000)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Cody, a little girl abandoned by her mother and raised by her aunt, a nurse, is kidnapped. The girl's guardian, aided by an F.B.I. agent, learn that Cody has supernatural abilities, and the abductees are a Satanic cult willing to do anything to gain them.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell, Holliston Coleman
Votes: 15,392 | Gross: $29.37M
34. The Transporter (2002)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Frank Martin, who "transports" packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise.
Directors: Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen | Stars: Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Matt Schulze, François Berléand
Votes: 321,062 | Gross: $25.30M
I don't care what the movie is if it features Jason Statham performing martial arts 90% of it I am gunna love it! Especially the shirtless greased up in oil scene : )
35. Transporter 2 (2005)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Transporter Frank Martin, surfaces in Miami, Florida and is implicated in the kidnapping of the young son of a powerful USA official.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Jason Statham, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Alessandro Gassmann
Votes: 215,277 | Gross: $43.10M
Again, Jason Statham + kidnapping = me happy!
36. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Quentin Tarantino
Votes: 340,471 | Gross: $25.75M
37. London to Brighton (2006)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Desperate to evade an angry pimp, a London prostitute and a young girl flee by train to Brighton after an appointment with a powerful client goes violently wrong.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Lorraine Stanley, Georgia Groome, Johnny Harris, Nathan Constance
Votes: 8,736
38. Commando (1985)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells
Votes: 174,813 | Gross: $35.10M
A classic AHNOLD film! If you are a fan of the I am going to kill everyone and everything in my way to rescue my kidnapped daughter genre than by all means watch this movie.
39. The Betrayed (2008)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The story follows a young woman as she's put through a psychological journey under the thumb of a mysterious figure who suspects her husband of stealing millions from a crime syndicate.
Director: Amanda Gusack | Stars: Melissa George, Oded Fehr, Christian Campbell, Alice Krige
Votes: 2,474
Fairly decent b movie
40. An American Crime (2007)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Director: Tommy O'Haver | Stars: Elliot Page, Hayley McFarland, Nick Searcy, Romy Rosemont
Votes: 36,966
41. Captivity (2007)
R | 96 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A man and a woman awaken to find themselves trapped in a cellar. As their kidnapper drives them mad, the truth about their horrific abduction is revealed.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael Harney
Votes: 23,695 | Gross: $2.63M
42. Karla (2006)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Based on real events, Paul Bernardo and his wife, Karla Homolka, kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau, Emilie Jacobs
Votes: 6,338
Gripping biopic of the horrific crimes comitted by Karla Homolka and her husand Paul Bernardo of St. Catherines. As a resident of southern Ontario, I live about an hour away from St. Catherines, I need to point out that despite how very Canadian these atrocities were there is not one Canadian connection to this film. Take from it what you want I however do not believe that glorifying their crimes and exploiting those poor dead girls in the form of a feature film is in the least bit justified.
43. The Cottage (2008)
Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A tough, cute woman is kidnapped for ransom and brought to a rural English cottage. David and two morons have way more to worry about than her crime boss stepdad, his two Asian killers and her.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Jennifer Ellison, Steven O'Donnell
Votes: 13,080
More so a comedy than horror however it does not fail to entertain. Andy Serkis and Reece Shearsmith as squabbling brothers attempting to pull off a kidnapping in the middle of the night unsuspectingly fall victim to a deranged farmer intent on having their heads.
44. Cape Fear (1991)
R | 128 min | Crime, Thriller
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 216,542 | Gross: $79.10M
45. Eden Lake (2008)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.
Director: James Watkins | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Tara Ellis, Jack O'Connell
Votes: 94,798 | Gross: $0.01M
46. Dynamite (2004)
Not Rated | 95 min | Thriller
A woman's life is turned upside down when three armed robbers invade her home.
Director: Walter Baltzer | Stars: Mel Harris, Daniel Baldwin, Cameron Bowen, Derek Hamilton
Votes: 258
47. Excess Baggage (1997)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bratty teenager fakes her own kidnapping, but gets mistakenly kidnapped for real instead.
Director: Marco Brambilla | Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken, Jack Thompson
Votes: 14,238 | Gross: $14.33M
More so a comedic love story than an intense kidnapping one but I do love Benicio and he and Alicia Silverstone are very cute together.
48. The Cell (2000)
R | 107 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.
Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colton James
Votes: 109,074 | Gross: $61.33M
49. The Truth (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 96 min | Thriller
When a glamorous upper-class couple is taken hostage in their mansion by a vicious and mysterious intruder, a simple home invasion robbery turns into something much - Much more complicated.
Director: Ryan Barton-Grimley | Stars: John Heard, Erin Cardillo, Brendan Sexton III, Daniel Baldwin
Votes: 1,261
This one of those b movies that has such potential while watching that you are actually very surprised at how good it is and than it all goes to complete *beep* with a terrible ending. And leaves you saying WTF why did I just waste an hour and half of my life with this garbage?!
50. Human Trafficking (2005)
13+ | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Girls that have been kidnapped a d sold as slaves, police find and help them back to their home and family.
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Anna Hopkins
Votes: 7,155
One of the best TV movies I have seen yet. Goes on a real in-depth look into the world of sex trafficking. Graphic yet gripping.
51. Dead Silence (1997 TV Movie)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A veteran FBI agent negotiates the release of a bus-load of hearing-impaired school-children taken hostage by 3 desperate escaped convicts.
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr. | Stars: James Garner, Kim Coates, Marlee Matlin, Lolita Davidovich
Votes: 1,397
52. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,547,520 | Gross: $130.74M
53. Man on Fire (2004)
R | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell
Votes: 389,430 | Gross: $77.91M
Not one of my favourites but has kidnapping which is why it's on my list.
54. Straw Dogs (2011)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods
Votes: 35,814 | Gross: $10.32M
Was not pleased in the least bit! The movie dragged on and on until the last five minutes and even then it was hardly entertaining.
55. Straw Dogs (1971)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 64,480
56. The Negotiator (1998)
R | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin
Votes: 154,898 | Gross: $44.48M
57. Nick of Time (1995)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An unimpressive, everyday man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Courtney Chase, Charles S. Dutton
Votes: 45,145 | Gross: $8.17M
58. A House in the Hills (1993)
R | 95 min | Romance, Thriller
An aspiring actress gets a housesitting job and finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with a deadly ex-con.
Director: Ken Wiederhorn | Stars: Michael Madsen, Helen Slater, Jeffrey Tambor, James Laurenson
Votes: 1,385
59. Donkey Punch (2008)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Things go drastically wrong for a group of British holidaymakers in Spain.
Director: Olly Blackburn | Stars: Sian Breckin, Nichola Burley, Jaime Winstone, Robert Boulter
Votes: 11,573 | Gross: $0.02M
60. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Kenneth Branagh, Laura Monaghan
Votes: 30,251 | Gross: $6.17M
Not a typical kidnapping movie. But a good historical drama of the savaugery of mankind.
61. Match.Dead (2009)
Not Rated | 82 min | Thriller
After arranging a meeting with a stranger from an online dating site, Valora falls victim to an abusive psychopath. But rather than trying to flee she decides to play his game and ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Bonnell | Stars: James Ray, Kathleen Benner, Michael Harrelson, Ashley Francis
Votes: 375
62. Cabin by the Lake (2000 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A screenwriter, who lives in a cabin by the lake near Los Angeles, drowns young women, then goes back to visit their bodies and do their laundry.
Director: Po-Chih Leong | Stars: Judd Nelson, Hedy Burress, Michael Weatherly, Susan Gibney
Votes: 2,498
This movie is supposedly a comedic horror I didn't find it comical however it did provide fairly decent kidnapping pleasure.
63. Taken in Broad Daylight (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The true and inspiring survival story of kidnapped teen, Anne Sluti, and how she manages to stay alive by manipulating her captor, engineering her own rescue and negotiating her safe release after 6 days of hell.
Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Sara Canning, James Van Der Beek, LeVar Burton, Diana Reis
Votes: 1,543
64. Inside Man (2006)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 397,702 | Gross: $88.51M
65. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 726,332 | Gross: $24.61M
Not one of my favourites but it's a classic kidnapping tale.
66. Held Hostage (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 86 min | Drama
Michelle a single mother is kidnapped by three masked men and held hostage until she is forced to rob a bank which is the only option she has to saving her only child's life while they are both wired to explode.
Director: Grant Harvey | Stars: Julie Benz, Brendan Penny, Natasha Calis, Tom Carey
Votes: 715
67. Abduction (2009)
R | 108 min | Horror, Thriller
ABDUCTION: The town of Process is located somewhere in rural New Jersey. It's been in existence for over 100 years, although it's not on any known map. It's a nice place to visit, with ... See full summary »
Director: John Orrichio | Stars: Tony Rugnetta, S. Freddor, Roberto Lombardi, Christy Callas
Votes: 234
Was not a fan.
68. Gone (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A woman is convinced her kidnapper has returned when her sister goes missing.
Director: Heitor Dhalia | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Wes Bentley, Daniel Sunjata
Votes: 46,385 | Gross: $11.65M
69. Brake (I) (2012)
R | 92 min | Thriller
A Secret Service agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract information for their plot against the President of the United States.
Director: Gabe Torres | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Chyler Leigh, JR Bourne, Tom Berenger
Votes: 12,060
70. Edge of Madness (2002)
R | 99 min | Drama
1851, Manitoba's Red River Valley. As winter sets in, a young woman on the edge of madness arrives exhausted at the fort, a wilderness station, claiming she murdered her husband. She's ... See full summary »
Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Caroline Dhavernas, Frank Adamson, Wayne Nicklas, Nicole Bremault
Votes: 740
71. And Soon the Darkness (2010)
R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A couple of American girls on a bike trip in a remote part of Argentina split, and one goes missing, the other must find her before her worst fears are realized.
Director: Marcos Efron | Stars: Amber Heard, Odette Annable, Karl Urban, Adriana Barraza
Votes: 18,736
I won't be vacationing in Peru anytime soon.
72. Safe (I) (2012)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke
Votes: 117,554 | Gross: $17.14M
73. Deadbolt (1992 TV Movie)
R | 92 min | Thriller
When medical student Marty places an ad for a roommate, her ad is answered by handsome, clean-cut Alec. At first Alec seems to be a wonderful roommate; supportive, considerate and a real ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Justine Bateman, Adam Baldwin, Michele Scarabelli, Cyndi Pass
Votes: 495
Watch the full movie here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTEdQ_Lr50
74. Broken (III) (2006)
R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller
A terrifying journey into one man's twisted world of torture and cruelty, in which a young woman must fight back against a sadistic, psychopath hell bent on breaking her mind and body.
Directors: Simon Boyes, Adam Mason | Stars: Nadja Brand, Eric Colvin, Abbey Stirling, Megan Van Kerro
Votes: 3,015
75. Cactus (I) (2008)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is kidnapped from his city home in the quiet hours of the night and, the kidnapper, John Kelly, embarks on a journey into the Australian Outback towards the place where his hostage is... See full summary »
Director: Jasmine Yuen Carrucan | Stars: Travis McMahon, David Lyons, Bryan Brown, Shane Jacobson
Votes: 586
76. Stolen (2012)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston
Votes: 46,429 | Gross: $0.30M
77. Broken (II) (2008)
12 min | Short, Crime, Horror
Director: Rock Shaink Jr. | Stars: Bowie Sims, Charlie Capen, Brian Atkinson, Kimi Reichenberg
Votes: 55
78. Savages (I) (2012)
R | 131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro
Votes: 134,492 | Gross: $47.38M
79. Captifs (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of medical aid workers in Kosovo are kidnapped by a Serbian gang of organ traffickers.
Director: Yann Gozlan | Stars: Zoé Félix, Eric Savin, Arié Elmaleh, Ivan Franek
Votes: 2,369
80. Blind Heat (2001)
R | 95 min | Thriller
The beautiful wife of a wealthy computer magnate is kidnapped and held ransom. A top hostage negotiator is called in, but the husband seems ambivalent about getting his wife back, but the negotiator is intent on finishing his job.
Director: Adolfo Martínez Solares | Stars: Maria Conchita Alonso, J. Eddie Peck, Jeff Fahey, Al Sapienza
Votes: 163
81. Mother's Day (I) (2010)
R | 112 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The sadistic members of a villainous family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new home owners and their guests.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Shawn Ashmore, Briana Evigan
Votes: 18,374
82. Mother's Day (1980)
Unrated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Two brothers kidnap and brutalize three women for the pleasure of their demented mother.
Director: Charles Kaufman | Stars: Tiana Pierce, Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Frederick Coffin
Votes: 6,194
83. After.Life (2009)
R | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car accident, a young woman caught between life and death meets a funeral director who claims to have the gift of transitioning the dead into the afterlife.
Director: Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo | Stars: Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long, Chandler Canterbury
Votes: 41,074 | Gross: $0.11M
84. Misery (1990)
R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen
Votes: 235,431 | Gross: $61.28M
85. Sympathy (I) (2007)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
When a reckless bank robber and his rebellious teenage hostage hole up for the night in a bad motel, anything can happen.
Director: Andrew Moorman | Stars: Marina Shtelen, Aaron Boucher, Steven Pritchard
Votes: 437
Surprisingly good claustraphobic independent thriller. I was on edge and guininely intrigued.
86. Hide and Seek (2000 Video)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A desperate, childless couple kidnap a pregnant woman and lead her husband to believe that she is dead.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Tilly, Bruce Greenwood, Vincent Gallo
Votes: 2,383
87. Dungeon Girl (2008 Video)
R | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A shocking story of captivity and survival inspired by actual events.
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Gwen Trevathan, Wendi Jean Linn, Gunter Ziegler, Marcia James
Votes: 944
88. A Lonely Place to Die (2011)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A group of mountaineers in the Scottish Highlands discover a kidnapped girl and are pursued by her captors.
Director: Julian Gilbey | Stars: Alec Newman, Ed Speleers, Melissa George, Kate Magowan
Votes: 30,701
89. Otis (2008)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
Suburban America gone haywire. In the midst of a serial abductor/killer's rampage, a beautiful young teen, Riley Lawson, goes missing. When her desperate parents, Will and Kate, are ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Krantz | Stars: Tarah Paige, Bostin Christopher, Ashley Johnson, Tracy Scoggins
Votes: 5,313
90. Toy Soldiers (1991)
R | 111 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A group of troublemaking boys decide to take a stand when terrorists seize control of their boarding school.
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr. | Stars: Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, Andrew Divoff
Votes: 24,999 | Gross: $15.07M
91. Shattered (2007)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A perfect family's dynamic is ruined by a kidnapper's brutally efficient plot.
Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, Gerard Butler, Emma Karwandy
Votes: 33,582
92. 12 Hours to Live (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An FBI Agent must race against time to save the lives of two teens being held hostage by a dangerous gunman.
Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: Ione Skye, Kevin Durand, Brittney Wilson, Kim Coates
Votes: 280
One of my favourite TV kidnapping movies. Look for it on showcase or showcase diva.
93. Abducted: Fugitive for Love (2007 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
[Spoilers ahead!] Jack, a man wrongly convicted of murder is sent to a prison where the unscrupulous warden has political aspirations. The warden manipulates his wife, his political adviser... See full summary »
Director: Richard Roy | Stars: Sarah Wynter, Andrew W. Walker, Eric Breker, Carl Marotte
Votes: 920
Another good TV movie plus Andrew Walker provides us with a very sexy kidnapper... with a good heart.
94. Abducted (1986)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A woman jogger is abducted by a crazy mountain man, and taken to his cabin.
Director: Boon Collins | Stars: Dan Haggerty, Roberta Weiss, Lawrence King-Phillips, William Nunn
Votes: 322
95. Lost in the Dark (2007 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
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.
Director: Robert Malenfant | Stars: Mae Whitman, Jason Gray-Stanford, Tom McBeath, Matthew Smalley
Votes: 436
96. Nowhere in Sight (2001)
Unrated | 93 min | Thriller
A young woman defends her life against two intruding criminals.
Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Helen Slater, Christopher Heyerdahl, Andrew McCarthy, Richard Jutras
Votes: 568
97. Captive (1998 TV Movie)
94 min | Thriller
An American ad executive desperate for money to pay court ordered debts, is drawn into a scheme to kidnap the son of his boss.
Director: Matt Dorff | Stars: Richard Grieco, Marie-Josée Croze, Paul Hopkins, Michele Greene
Votes: 149
98. Reckoning (1996 TV Movie)
Drama
After her daughter is kidnapped by white slave traders, a mother enlists the aid of a world war 2 vet and a boat captain. Together they hunt down the kidnappers.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Lorraine Bracco, Lisa Jakub, Jean-Marc Barr, Victor Lanoux
Votes: 44
99. Twisted Seduction (2010)
85 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Genius British guy kidnaps a woman and is convinced that by following certain psychological steps and well planned charm, her brain will have no choice but to trigger feelings of love towards him.
Director: Dominique Adams | Stars: Tom Broadwell, Caroline Brassard, Mikaela Lily Davies, Jacques Adam
Votes: 312
This movie is an independent Canadian film BUT DONT JUDGE based on that. It's actually VERY good IMHO. Quite the psychological thriller. I am not sure for how long but the film's creators have the ENTIRE movie on their site for FREE! so enjoy :) |http://www.twistedseductionmovie.com/#
100. Do You Know Me? (2009 TV Movie)
R | 89 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When Elsa's friend recognizes her childhood photo on a milk carton as a missing child, Elsa finds herself in a web of dark secrets, sinister family members and murder.
Director: Penelope Buitenhuis | Stars: Rachelle Lefevre, Jeremy London, Ted Whittall, Lynda Boyd
Votes: 662
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