Hostage – MovieLog

Looker (1981)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:59:37 +0000

Three of four models, who had plastic surgery done by Larry after a computed list, are dead. Neither the cops nor Larry believe they’re suicides. Larry investigates and stays with the fourth model. Who’s behind the lists and murders?

Kein Mord von der Stange

There’s a lot more to her than meets the eye.

Michael Crichton

Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young, Dorian Harewood, Tim Rossovich, Darryl Hickman, Kathryn Witt, Terri Welles, Michael Hawkins, Ashley Cox, Donna Kei Benz, Catherine Parks, Terry Kiser, Georgann Johnson, Richard Venture, Anthony Charnota, Terrence E. McNally

United States

6.1

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Inside Man (2006)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:46:21 +0000

From a cell, a man tells us he has planned the perfect bank robbery; he invites us to watch. An efficient gang enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors, and takes hostages. They work deliberately, without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but half his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. The bank’s president has something to protect in a safe deposit box, so he brings in Madaline, a high-power broker with a hidden agenda. With an army of police surrounding the bank, the thief, the cop, and the plutocrat’s fixer enter high-stakes negotiations. Why are the robbers asking for a plane, if they are so competent and they know they won’t get one? Why aren’t they in more of a hurry? If the job’s perfect, why is the thieves’ leader in a cell?

Inside Man

It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can’t judge a crime by its cover.

Spike Lee

USA

7.7

IMDb

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Argo (2012)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:46:18 +0000

In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans were taken hostage. However, six managed to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA was eventually ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devised a daring plan: to create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez created the ruse and proceed to Iran as its associate producer. However, time was running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House had grave doubts about the operation themselves.

Argo

The movie was fake. The mission was real.

Ben Affleck

USA

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Trapped (2002)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:46:17 +0000

When their daughter is abducted and taken for ransom by a gang of serial kidnappers, a young doctor and his wife find themselves held hostage while a 24-hour plan to extort their money is set into motion. Now, with time running out and the health of their asthmatic daughter at serious risk, they find themselves in a life-and-death race against the clock as the perfect crime begins spiraling towards an unthinkable, terrifying and deadly conclusion.

Trapped

It was the perfect plan until she refused to be the perfect victim!

Luis Mandoki

USA, Germany

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Chaos (2006)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:46:13 +0000

In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street Bridge, when the hostage and the criminal die. During a bank heist with a hostage situation, Conners is assigned in charge of the operation with the rookie Shane Dekker as his partner. The thieves, lead by Lorenz, apparently do not steal a penny from the bank. While chasing the gangsters, the police team disclose that they planted a virus in the system, stealing one billion dollars from the different accounts, using the principle of the Chaos Theory. Further, they find that Lorenz is killing his accomplices.

Chaos

When the system breaks down… someone is about to get rich.

Tony Giglio

Canada, UK, USA

6.4

IMDb

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