Best movies about hostages and kidnappings

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Best movies about hostages and kidnappings

Discover the best movies about hostages and kidnappings, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie A Perfect World, starring Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood, came in first as the best movie about hostages and kidnappings of all time, followed by A Walk Among the Tombstones and Abigail from 2024. Scroll down for the top 10 movies about hostages and kidnappings, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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A Perfect World
1993 - Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura DernDrama, Crime
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Texas in the 1960s: an escaped convict takes a young boy hostage, and a surprising friendship slowly grows between them. On their trail is a U.S. Marshal, helped by a criminologist. Kevin •••
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A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014 - Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David HarbourCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Matt Scudder, a former New York cop turned unlicensed private investigator, is hired by a drug dealer to find the men who kidnapped and murdered his wife. The investigation puts him on the •••
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Abigail
2024 - Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, William Catlett, Kathryn Newton, Kevin...
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After some amateur criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In •••
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Air Force One
1997 - Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn CloseAction, Thriller
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A group of Russian terrorists hijacks Air Force One, the plane of the President of the United States. President James Marshall, a former soldier, escapes them and fights back alone on •••
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Airheads
1994 - Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam SandlerComedy, Crime, Music
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Heavy metal band the Lone Rangers have big dreams and a single demo tape nobody will play. Their solution: take over an FM rock station and hold the DJs hostage until they agree to air the •••
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All the Money in the World
2017 - Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Christopher PlummerCrime, History, Thriller
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The true story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and his mother Gail's desperate fight to convince his billionaire grandfather, Jean Paul Getty, to pay the ransom. •••
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Along Came a Spider
2001 - Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael WincottCrime, Mystery, Thriller, Action
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After the death of his partner, forensic psychologist Alex Cross has retired, but he returns when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's daughter and wants to deal only with him. With •••
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Alpha Dog
2006 - Emile Hirsch, Bruce Willis, Amanda SeyfriedCrime, Drama, Thriller
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Johnny Truelove, the son of an underworld figure, deals drugs and likes to act tough. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay him back, Johnny and his crew kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother and •••
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Argo
2012 - Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan ArkinDrama, Thriller
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As the Iranian revolution reaches its peak, a CIA specialist comes up with a risky plan to get six Americans out of the country, who are hiding at the home of the Canadian ambassador. Ben •••
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Armour of God
1986 - Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Lola FornerAdventure, Action, Comedy
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An adventurer known as the Asian Hawk steals a mysterious sword, part of the Armour of God, a magical suit of armor dating back to the Crusades. A sect of Satanic monks then kidnaps his •••
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This list includes, for example, Collateral, Knock at the Cabin, The Equalizer 2.

What are the most recent movies in this list?

Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: Abigail (2024), Blink Twice (2024), Carry-On (2024).

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Titles released in this period include Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019), Into the Labyrinth (2019), Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018).

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