Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.

Masterminds

1997

English

5.3

♡ 9

13%

san francisco, california

Thriller

Roger Christian Director

Patrick Stewart as Bentley

Andrew Kavadas as Happy Boy #4

Alan Van Sprang as Happy Boy #7

Callum Keith Rennie as Ollie

A rebellious teen uses his talent for pranks to outwit the security consultant who has taken the students at his prestigious private school hostage.

Big House, U.S.A.

1955

English

6.6

♡ 2

33%

Howard W. Koch Director

Charles Bronson as Benny Kelly

Ralph Meeker as Gerry Barker

Stafford Repp as Prison Warden Machek

Robert Bray as Ranger McCormick

A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.

Executive Decision

1996

English

6.5

♡ 55

62%

Stuart Baird Director

Halle Berry as Jean, Flight Attendant

Nick Jameson as London Maitre D'

Marla Maples as Nancy, Flight Attendant BD Wong

BD Wong as Sergeant Louie

Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.

The Cottage

2008

English

6.1

♡ 14

71%

Paul Andrew Williams Director

Andy Serkis as David

Johnny Harris as Smoking Joe

Dave Legeno as The Farmer

Doug Bradley as Villager with Dog

In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous

2005

English

5.2

♡ 62

15%

John Pasquin Director

Lloyd Kino as Asian Tourist Husband

Sandra Bullock as Gracie Hart

Katie Finneran as Head Bar Patron

Marcelo Tubert as Roberto Fenice

After her triumph at the Miss United States pageant, FBI agent Gracie Hart becomes an overnight sensation -- and the new "face of the FBI". But it's time to spring into action again when the pageant's winner, Cheryl, and emcee, Stan, are abducted.

Purgatory Station

2024

English

3.4

♡ 3

Ethan Hegel Director

Sean O'Bryan as Freddie Shade

Bob Gunton as Horatio Grimes

Ashton Leigh as Linda Frank

Evan Hegel as Tom Delgado

When a crooked lawyer wakes up in a large, pitch-dark container, he learns he has eight hours to scuttle a corporate land grab or see everyone he loves die horribly.

Oxygen

1999

English

6.0

♡ 8

77%

Richard Shepard Director

James Naughton as Clark Hannon

Adrien Brody as Harry

Dylan Baker as Jackson Lantham

Gene Canfield as Joe the Cop

When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs out, Madeline pursues the trail laid by a killer calling himself Harry Houdini. After capturing him, Madeline brings Harry back to the police station, but is unable to get him to confess where Frances is buried. As time runs down, Harry gets inside the head of unstable, alcoholic Madeline.

A Stranger Is Watching

1982

English

5.4

♡ 2

20%

Sean S. Cunningham Director

Read Morgan as Galloway

Vincent Spano as Gas Thief

James Naughton as Steve Peterson

Roy Poole as Walter Kurner

A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.

Ransom

1996

English

6.7

♡ 88

74%

Ron Howard Director

Mick O'Rourke as FBI SWAT Team #1

Henry Kingi Jr. as FBI SWAT Team #2

Rene Russo as Kate Mullen

Mel Gibson as Tom Mullen

When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

Dai yûkai

1991

Japanese

6.8

♡ 2

Kihachi Okamoto Director

Nami Tamura as Eiko Yanagawa, 2nd daughter

Ken Ogata as Inspector Daigoro Igari

Tôru Kazama as Lightning

Raita Ryû as Sakuma

A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place.

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

English

6.3

♡ 26

41%

59%

Action

angel

based on novel or book

Danny Boyle Director

Stanley Tucci as Elliot Zweikel

Mel Winkler as Frank Naville

Timothy Olyphant as Hiker

Ewan McGregor as Robert Lewis

A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.

Abigail

2024

English

6.5

♡ 211

83%

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Director

Matthew Goode as Father

Dan Stevens as Frank

Giancarlo Esposito as Lambert

Kevin Durand as Peter

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1998

English

5.3

♡ 6

35%

based on novel or book

Félix Enríquez Alcalá Director

Kenneth Welsh as Caz Hollowitz

Lorraine Bracco as Det. Ray

Philip Akin as ESU Lieutenant

Vincent D'Onofrio as Mr. Blue

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

Problem Child

1990

English

5.5

♡ 33

Dennis Dugan Director

John Ritter as Benjamin 'Ben' Healy, Jr.

Michael Richards as Martin Beck

Gilbert Gottfried as Mr. Peabody

John William Galt as Warden

Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.

Piranhaconda

2012

English

2.9

♡ 2

21%

Jim Wynorski Director

Noah Blake as Arturo

Michael Madsen as Lovegrove

Christina DeRosa as Rachel

Jed Rowen as Slate Guy

A hybrid creature - half piranha and half anaconda -- attacks a low-budget horror movie crew on location near her nest when her egg is stolen. Now they must outrun and kill the deadly piranhaconda as well as stop the mad scientist who stole the egg - before they all become dinner.

The Way of the Gun

2000

English

6.6

♡ 40

46%

Christopher McQuarrie Director

Benicio Del Toro as Harold Longbaugh

Taye Diggs as Jeffers

James Caan as Joe Sarno

Juliette Lewis as Robin

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.