Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who beat him and steal his bike. However, Lomax is not a man to take an injustice lying down, and soon he begins exacting a violent revenge on the men who stole his motorcycle, with local handyman Jubal Early lending a hand and several area ladies offering aid and comfort.

Albino Alligator

1996

English

6.1

♡ 8

50%

Kevin Spacey Director

Skeet Ulrich as Danny Boudreaux

Viggo Mortensen as Guy Foucard

John Spencer as Jack

William Fichtner as Law

While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.

Universal Soldier: Regeneration

2009

English

5.3

♡ 25

34%

John Hyams Director

Dolph Lundgren as Andrew Scott

Stephen Chang as General

Jean-Claude Van Damme as Luc Deveraux

Kristopher Van Varenberg as Miles

When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol" that seems almost unstoppable.

Coming Home in the Dark

2021

English

5.7

♡ 25

92%

James Ashcroft Director

Erik Thomson as Hoaggie

Emma Jonnz as Laura

Daniel Gillies as Mandrake

Sam Carter as Ten Year Old Boy

A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip.

Mystery Men

1999

English

6.1

♡ 52

59%

Kinka Usher Director

Michael Bay as Frat Boy

Claire Forlani as Monica

Ben Stiller as Mr. Furious

William H. Macy as Shoveler

When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.

The Sugarland Express

1974

English

6.7

♡ 29

87%

66%

Action

Adventure

based on a true story

Steven Spielberg Director

Charles Gunn as D.P.S. Officer

Gregory Walcott as Mashburn

Louise Latham as Mrs. Looby

Dean Smith as Russ Berry

Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.

The Clearing

2004

English

5.8

♡ 16

44%

32%

Action

based on a true story

Drama

hostage

husband wife relationship

Pieter Jan Brugge Director

Willem Dafoe as Arnold Mack

Mike Pniewski as Detective Kyle Woodward

Helen Mirren as Eileen Hayes

Diana Scarwid as Eva Finch

When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.

Hitch-Hike

1977

Italian

6.8

♡ 10

60%

Action

based on novel or book

Pasquale Festa Campanile Director

Ignazio Spalla as Bar Owner

Benito Pacifico as Highway Patrolman #1

Leonardo Scavino as Mendoza

Franco Nero as Walter Mancini

A bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to a sanctuary. In return he agrees to split some bank loot he has on him.

Benji

1974

English

6.1

♡ 15

86%

Joe Camp Director

Edgar Buchanan as Bill

Peter Breck as Dr. Chapman

Frances Bavier as Lady with the Cat

Victor Raider-Wexler as Payton Murrah

Benji is a stray who has nonetheless worked his way into the hearts of a number of the townspeople, who give him food and attention whenever he stops by. His particular favorites are a pair of children who feed and play with him against the wishes of their parents. When the children are kidnapped, however, the parents and the police are at a loss to find them. Only Benji can track them down, but will he be in time? If he can save the day, he may just find the permanent home he's been longing for.

Three Fugitives

1989

English

6.2

♡ 20

14%

Francis Veber Director

David Arnott as Bank Teller

Sherman Howard as Canadian Police Officer

Jeff Perry as Orderly Two

John Aylward as Second Cop

On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her the treatment she needs. Dugan, a detective, assumes Lucas helped plan the robbery, and hence Lucas, Perry and Meg become three fugitives.

Class of Fear

1990

English

4.5

♡ 4

wrong side of the tracks

Don Murphy Director

Karl Wiedergott as Bill Cobbs

Fitz Houston as Chief Woods

Ricky Dean Logan as Reilly

Lisa Rinna as Susan Pevensie

Bobby (a newcomer to the school) begins a relationship with Noreen, a popular girl. Noreen's brother is displeased by this romance, and brings a gun to school in order to scare Bobby. The plan goes wrong and Bobby ends up taking his Biology class hostage.

Operator

2015

English

4.3

♡ 21

16%

Amariah Olson Director

Michael Paré as Howard

Luke Goss as Jeremy Miller

Mischa Barton as Pamela Miller

Ving Rhames as Richard

When the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela, and her estranged husband Jeremy, a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are left desperate, with no choice but to follow the kidnapper's rules: send messages through dispatch for all police and fire units to scatter to remote locations throughout the city where they are met with chaos. Not knowing who or why, they must race against the clock to make the choice of their lives: save the city — or save their daughter.

The Wash

2001

English

4.8

♡ 12

8%

DJ Pooh Director Eminem

Eminem as Chris

Ludacris as Customer

Snoop Dogg as Dee Loc

Derek Thompson as Old Man

With the rent due and his car booted, Sean has to come up with some ends...and fast. When his best buddy and roommate Dee Loc, suggests that Sean get a job busting suds down at the local car wash.

21 Bridges

2019

English

6.7

♡ 228

55%

Brian Kirk Director

Louis Cancelmi as Bush

J.K. Simmons as Captain McKenna

Keith David as Deputy Chief Spencer

Taylor Kitsch as Ray

An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.

Hangmen Also Die!

1943

English

7.4

♡ 10

Fritz Lang Director

Gene Lockhart as Emil Czaka

John Abbott as Hostage

Margaret Bert as Market Woman

Edward Earle as Professor

During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich, and is wounded in the process. In his attempt to escape, he is helped by history professor Stephen Novotny and his daughter Mascha.

Dig

2022

English

4.4

♡ 12

25%

12%

hostage

psychological thriller

Thriller

K. Asher Levin Director

Emile Hirsch as

Thomas Jane as

Harlow Jane as

Liana Liberato as

A widower and his deaf daughter are held hostage and forced to dig under their house, revealing dark secrets from the past.

Nine Deaths of the Ninja

1985

English

3.9

♡ 12

Emmett Alston Director

Blackie Dammett as Alby the Cruel

Regina Richardson as Honey Hump

Ken Watanabe as Sensei

Brent Huff as Steve Gordon

A trio of specialized soldiers is called in to stop a group of drug traffickers who have hijacked a busload of tourists in the Philippines and threaten to kill them all if one of their companions is not released from jail and the government does not stop its anti-drug policies.

The Edukators

2004

German

7.4

♡ 7

70%

Hans Weingartner Director

Oliver Bröcker as Aggressiver Globalisierungsgegner

Daniel Brühl as Jan

Stipe Erceg as Peter

Hanns Zischler as Vermieter

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

Of Gods and Men

2010

French

7.2

♡ 3

93%

75%

based on a true story

Xavier Beauvois Director

Lambert Wilson as Christian

Goran Kostic as Le chef de chantier croate

Michael Lonsdale as Luc

Abdelhafid Metalsi as Nouredine

A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between Algeria's army and Muslim Jihadi insurgents disrupts the peace, they are forced to consider fleeing the monastery and deserting the villagers they have ministered to. In the face of deadly violence the monks wrestle with their faith and their convictions, eventually deciding to stay and help their neighbours keep the army and the insurgents at bay.

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