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    Highest 2 Lowest 2025 POSTER

    Highest 2 Lowest

    2025

    English

    5.6

    67

    84%

    84%

    based on movie

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    moral dilemma

    Mystery

    new york city

    ransom

    remake

    Thriller

    Spike Lee Spike Lee Director Denzel Washington Denzel Washington as David King Andy McQueen Andy McQueen as Larry Friday Ice Spice Ice Spice as Marisol Cepeda Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright as Paul Christopher
    When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
    Fargo 1996 POSTER

    Fargo

    1996

    English

    8.1

    245

    94%

    92%

    Action

    cheating

    Crime

    Drama

    police

    ransom

    salesclerk

    Thriller

    unsociability

    winter

    Ethan Coen Ethan Coen Director Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi as Carl Showalter Peter Stormare Peter Stormare as Gaear Grimsrud William H. Macy William H. Macy as Jerry Lundegaard Frances McDormand Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson
    Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!
    Dirty Harry 1971 POSTER

    Dirty Harry

    1971

    English

    7.7

    120

    89%

    90%

    Action

    ambush

    chase

    Crime

    Drama

    police

    ransom

    san francisco, california

    sniper

    Thriller

    Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Director John Tracy John Tracy as Black Queen's Friend Chuck Hicks Chuck Hicks as Flower Vendor Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood as Harry Richard Lawson Richard Lawson as Homosexual
    When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
    The Tall T 1957 POSTER

    The Tall T

    1957

    English

    7.3

    9

    100%

    82%

    Action

    bet

    Drama

    horse

    newlywed

    outlaw

    ransom

    Romance

    stagecoach

    Thriller

    Western

    Budd Boetticher Budd Boetticher Director Henry Silva Henry Silva as Chink Fred Sherman Fred Sherman as Hank Parker Randolph Scott Randolph Scott as Pat Brennan John Hubbard John Hubbard as Willard Mims
    An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.
    'R Xmas 2001 POSTER

    'R Xmas

    2001

    English

    5.7

    6

    62%

    45%

    christmas

    Crime

    Drama

    drug dealer

    kidnapping

    new york city

    ransom

    Thriller

    Abel Ferrara Abel Ferrara Director Victor Argo Victor Argo as Louie Antone Pagan Antone Pagan as Swag Shop Owner Ice-T Ice-T as The Kidnapper Drea de Matteo Drea de Matteo as The Wife
    A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.
    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 POSTER

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    1974

    English

    7.6

    36

    98%

    88%

    1970s

    Action

    Crime

    hostage

    kidnapping

    liberation of hostage

    new york city

    ransom

    Thriller

    Joseph Sargent Joseph Sargent Director Hector Elizondo Hector Elizondo as Giuseppe Benvenuto aka Grey Martin Balsam Martin Balsam as Harold Longman aka Green Rudy Bond Rudy Bond as Phil - Police Commissioner Sal Viscuso Sal Viscuso as Police Ptl. O'Keefe
    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?
    Obsession 1976 POSTER

    Obsession

    1976

    English

    6.7

    19

    77%

    58%

    Action

    art restoration

    Drama

    fake identity

    florence, italy

    money delivery

    Mystery

    ransom

    sense of guilt

    Thriller

    Brian De Palma Brian De Palma Director Geneviève Bujold Geneviève Bujold as Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari Cliff Robertson Cliff Robertson as Michael Courtland John Lithgow John Lithgow as Robert Lasalle J. Patrick McNamara J. Patrick McNamara as Third Kidnapper
    A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
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