Cinemaths · List View Hostage/Kidnapping Films Ranked List
52 films · View as Text List
1.
95 /100
97th percentile
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 119m Crime, Thriller, Drama R
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
USA · English
2.
95 /100
97th percentile
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 124m Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
USA · English
3.
92 /100
93rd percentile
Fargo
1996 98m Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
USA · English
4.
92 /100
93rd percentile
Die Hard
1988 132m Action, Thriller R
Directed by
John McTiernan
USA · English
5.
92 /100
93rd percentile
Oldboy
2003 120m Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action R
Directed by
Park Chan-wook
South Korea · Korean
6.
87 /100
86th percentile
A Hijacking
2012 103m Thriller, Drama R
Directed by
Tobias Lindholm
Denmark · Danish
7.
87 /100
86th percentile
Inside Man
2006 129m Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Spike Lee
USA · English
8.
87 /100
86th percentile
Gone Baby Gone
2007 113m Crime, Drama, Mystery R
Directed by
Ben Affleck
USA · English
9.
86 /100
83rd percentile
Raising Arizona
1987 94m Comedy, Crime PG-13
Directed by
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
USA · English
10.
84 /100
78th percentile
A Perfect World
1993 138m Drama, Crime, Thriller PG-13
Directed by
Clint Eastwood
USA · English
11.
84 /100
78th percentile
Prisoners
2013 153m Drama, Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Denis Villeneuve
USA · English
12.
83 /100
76th percentile
Phone Booth
2003 81m Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Joel Schumacher
USA · English
13.
82 /100
74th percentile
Captain Phillips
2013 134m Action, Drama, Thriller PG-13
Directed by
Paul Greengrass
USA · English
14.
82 /100
74th percentile
Breakdown
1997 93m Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Action R
Directed by
Jonathan Mostow
USA · English
15.
80 /100
70th percentile
Speed
1994 116m Action, Thriller R
Directed by
Jan de Bont
USA · English
16.
79 /100
67th percentile
September 5
2024 94m Thriller, Drama, History R
Directed by
Tim Fehlbaum
Germany · English
17.
79 /100
67th percentile
Good News
2025 136m Thriller, Comedy, History R
Directed by
Byun Sung-hyun
South Korea · Korean
18.
78 /100
64th percentile
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 104m Crime, Thriller, Action R
Directed by
Joseph Sargent
USA · English
19.
78 /100
64th percentile
Ransom
1996 121m Action, Thriller R
Directed by
Ron Howard
USA · English
20.
78 /100
64th percentile
Proof of Life
2000 135m Thriller, Action, Drama R
Directed by
Taylor Hackford
USA · English
21.
77 /100
62nd percentile
Red Eye
2005 85m Thriller, Mystery PG-13
Directed by
Wes Craven
USA · English
22.
76 /100
60th percentile
The Menu
2022 107m Comedy, Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
Mark Mylod
USA · English
23.
75 /100
58th percentile
Savages
2012 131m Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Oliver Stone
USA · English
24.
75 /100
58th percentile
The Negotiator
1998 140m Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
F. Gary Gray
USA · English
25.
75 /100
58th percentile
Against the Wall
1994 111m Drama, History, TV Movie R
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
USA · English
26.
73 /100
54th percentile
All the Money in the World
2017 132m Crime, History, Thriller R
Directed by
Ridley Scott
USA · English
27.
73 /100
54th percentile
Funny Games
1997 109m Drama, Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
Michael Haneke
Austria · German
28.
72 /100
52nd percentile
Air Force One
1997 124m Action, Thriller R
Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
USA · English
29.
71 /100
51st percentile
The Sugarland Express
1974 110m Crime, Drama, Comedy PG
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
USA · English
30.
69 /100
45th percentile
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 106m Crime, Thriller, Action R
Directed by
Tony Scott
USA · English
31.
68 /100
43rd percentile
Violent Night
2022 111m Action, Comedy, Fantasy R
Directed by
Tommy Wirkola
USA · English
32.
67 /100
41st percentile
Money Monster
2016 98m Thriller, Drama R
Directed by
Jodie Foster
USA · English
33.
64 /100
35th percentile
Hostage
2005 113m Action, Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Florent-Emilio Siri
USA · English
34.
64 /100
35th percentile
Cohen and Tate
1989 86m Crime, Thriller, Action, Drama R
Directed by
Eric Red
USA · English
35.
63 /100
33rd percentile
Firewall
2006 105m Action, Crime, Thriller PG-13
Directed by
Richard Loncraine
USA · English
36.
61 /100
30th percentile
Plane
2023 107m Action, Adventure, Thriller R
Directed by
Jean-François Richet
USA · English
37.
57 /100
24th percentile
30 Minutes or Less
2011 83m Action, Adventure, Comedy R
Directed by
Ruben Fleischer
USA · English
38.
56 /100
23rd percentile
Man on Fire
2004 146m Action, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Tony Scott
USA · English
39.
56 /100
23rd percentile
The Night of the Following Day
1969 93m Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Hubert Cornfield
USA · English
40.
55 /100
21st percentile
Secuestro Express
2005 86m Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Jonathan Jakubowicz
Venezuela · Spanish
41.
54 /100
20th percentile
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
1996 96m TV Movie, Drama, History, War NR
Directed by
William A. Graham
USA · English
42.
53 /100
19th percentile
Toy Soldiers
1991 112m Action, Adventure, Thriller R
Directed by
Daniel Petrie Jr.
USA · English
43.
53 /100
19th percentile
Horrible Bosses 2
2014 108m Comedy R
Directed by
Sean Anders
USA · English
44.
51 /100
17th percentile
G20
2025 108m Action, Mystery, Drama R
Directed by
Patricia Riggen
USA · English
45.
50 /100
16th percentile
Taken
2008 94m Action, Thriller PG-13
Directed by
Pierre Morel
France · English
46.
50 /100
16th percentile
7 Days in Entebbe
2018 107m Thriller, Drama, Crime PG-13
Directed by
José Padilha
UK · English
47.
49 /100
15th percentile
Operation Finale
2018 124m Drama, History, Thriller PG-13
Directed by
Chris Weitz
USA · English
48.
43 /100
11th percentile
Hijack 1971
2024 100m Action, Thriller, Crime R
Directed by
Kim Sung-han
South Korea · Korean
49.
39 /100
9th percentile
John Q
2002 116m Drama, Thriller, Crime PG-13
Directed by
Nick Cassavetes
USA · English
50.
34 /100
7th percentile
Operation Eichmann
1961 92m Drama NR
Directed by
R.G. Springsteen
USA · English
51.
31 /100
6th percentile
Flightplan
2005 98m Thriller, Drama, Mystery PG-13
Directed by
Robert Schwentke
USA · English
52.
11 /100
1st percentile
Mistrial
1996 89m Thriller, Drama, Action, TV Movie R
Directed by
Heywood Gould
USA · English