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Hostage

2005 · 113 min

A tense, grim thriller that keeps you on edge with its hostage standoffs and psychological pressure.

Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Tagline
Every second counts.
Overview
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.

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Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • guilt
  • survival
  • crime
  • family
Places
  • suburbs
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Florent-Emilio Siri
Written by
Doug Richardson
Starring
Bruce Willis, Ben Foster, Jonathan Tucker, Jimmy Bennett, Michelle Horn, Marshall Allman, Kevin Pollak, Rumer Willis
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Runtime
113 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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