If you’re looking for an adrenaline-filled adventure, the best kidnapping movies and hostage movies below have you covered. The kidnapping and hostage genre has been around for decades and stories in that genre have been done in a variety of ways. Some tell the story from the perspective of the kidnapped while others cast the hostage takers as the protagonists. You'll find good kidnapping movies on this list and some of them may even be on Netflix.
When you think about kidnapping and hostage movies, what genre do you usually associate with them? If you’re thinking action, you wouldn’t be wrong, but they span so many more. For instance, there are horror movies about kidnapping as well as abduction thriller films. There have even been comedy movies about hostage taking and kidnapping. Apparently, abducting someone against their will can be funny, who knew? There are other kidnapping movies that are based on true stories.
To find out which is the best kidnapping or hostage movie of all time, movie fans have voted for their favorites below, regardless of genre. If you’re looking to see where a particular kidnapping movie is ranked, you can use the search function at the top of the list. Vote up your favorite good kidnapping movies. After all, this is a comprehensive list of the best hostage and kidnapping movies.
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997263Taken
Liam Neeson, Famke JanssenReleased: 2008
Directed by: Pierre Morel
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494124Misery
Lauren Bacall, Kathy BatesReleased: 1990
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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389115Man on Fire
Mickey Rourke, Denzel WashingtonReleased: 2004
Directed by: Tony Scott
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613201Prisoners
Hugh Jackman, Jake GyllenhaalReleased: 2013
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
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379148Speed
Sandra Bullock, Keanu ReevesReleased: 1994
Directed by: Jan de Bont
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341128Ransom
Mel Gibson, Liev SchreiberReleased: 1996
Directed by: Ron Howard
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558289The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster, Anthony HopkinsReleased: 1991
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
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263114Air Force One
Harrison Ford, Gary OldmanReleased: 1997
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
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19074Along Came a Spider
Morgan Freeman, Monica PotterReleased: 2001
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
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25398John Q
Denzel Washington, Robert DuvallReleased: 2002
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
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16156Split
James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-JoyReleased: 2016
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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504280Die Hard
Bruce Willis, Alan RickmanReleased: 1988
Directed by: John McTiernan
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280116Captain Phillips
Tom Hanks, Catherine KeenerReleased: 2013
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
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388131Panic Room
Kristen Stewart, Nicole KidmanReleased: 2002
Directed by: David Fincher
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256108Inside Man
Jodie Foster, Denzel WashingtonReleased: 2006
Directed by: Spike Lee
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255105Hostage
Bruce Willis, Rumer WillisReleased: 2005
Directed by: Florent Emilio Siri
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259106Phone Booth
Katie Holmes, Colin FarrellReleased: 2002
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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228119Kiss the Girls
Morgan Freeman, Ashley JuddReleased: 1997
Directed by: Gary Fleder
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15482Fargo
Steve Buscemi, William H. MacyReleased: 1996
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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18592The Negotiator
Kevin Spacey, Samuel L. JacksonReleased: 1998
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
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22897Olympus Has Fallen
Morgan Freeman, Gerard ButlerReleased: 2013
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
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17289Gone Baby Gone
Casey Affleck, Michelle MonaghanReleased: 2007
Directed by: Ben Affleck
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17591The Transporter
Jason Statham, Shu QiReleased: 2002
Directed by: Corey Yuen, Louis Leterrier
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236111Red Eye
Rachel McAdams, Cillian MurphyReleased: 2005
Directed by: Wes Craven
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628197The Call
Halle Berry, Abigail BreslinReleased: 2013
Directed by: Brad Anderson
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