Hostage (2005)

Directed by

Florent-Emilio Siri

Genre

drama film, action film, romance film, mystery film, thriller film, crime thriller film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 1,780 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police chief is forced to negotiate with three teenagers who take a wealthy accountant's family hostage. The situation grows more complicated as the teens have their own dangerous agenda.

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What happens

Hostage is a 2005 American action thriller film directed by Florent Siri from the screenplay by Doug Richardson. It is based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Robert Crais. The film stars Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Ben Foster, and Jonathan Tucker and follows the police chief who takes place as the negotiator when the family of a wealthy accountant is held hostage by three teenagers. Hostage was released in the United States on March 11, 2005, by Miramax Films. It received mixed reviews from critics, and was a box-office disappointment, grossing $78 million worldwide on a budget of $75 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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