Hostage

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Hostage

R,

2005,

1h 53m,

Action/

Mystery & Thriller

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35%

153 Reviews

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62%

100,000+ Ratings

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35%

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153 Reviews

62%

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100,000+ Ratings

After one of his hostage negotiations goes awry, LAPD officer Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) quits the force and relocates his family to the suburbs. As the sheriff in a sleepy town, Jeff thinks he has escaped the hustle and bustle -- until an elaborate local heist puts him back in the center of a hostage situation. When his own family is pulled into the fray, Jeff is forced to decide whether he should try to help the hostages or follow the criminals' hands-off mandate to protect his own family.

Critics Consensus

Grisly and cliched, audiences may feel they're being held Hostage.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Feb 5, 2018

Brainlessly efficient.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

3/5

Very violent hostage drama.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Mar 20, 2005

2/5

Willis co-produced this movie, so we should take it as a sign of his desire to step back into these crime-fighter roles. But without a bigger infusion of originality, the effort is going to die hard.

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews

Oct 15, 2012

C

you've seen this movie before

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Apr 18, 2009

B-

This is one movie that would be incomplete without a soda, some popcorn, and a box of chocolate covered something.

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

3/5

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Poe R

Mar 8, 2019

Exceptional performances from Willis, Bennett, Horn, Foster, and Tucker manage to lift this exciting, if cliched, thrill ride into positive territory, despite a severe breakdown in logic in the denouement.

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Draco S

Feb 3, 2019

This is a fun ride. It should have a 60 to 70 on the tomatometer.

Theodore M

Dec 2, 2017

beastly movie. very exciting and suspenseful. well made. lots of beautiful shots and a great musical score. went in all the right directions. very entertaining (about 3 viewings)

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Kylo M

Nov 27, 2017

What can I think about Hostage since I am a really huge fan of Die Hard. Well, it's kind of the same thing and this time it's intense and over-the-top. The opening is where a man takes his wife and his son hostage after he finds out that his wife cheated on him so Chief Talley negotiates with him. Now Dennis, Kevin and Mars are taking the Smith family hostage. The hostage situations are clearly intense in the sense and that is to say that Die Hard is not intense. Kind of a cliche to be the same thing, don't you think? However I really enjoyed it not as much as I enjoyed Die Hard a lot more. It hasn't got a lot of action in it but it's more like an action drama in the way that they're being held hostage. I would let you guys watch it if you're interested that is if you can the fact that you may feel like they being held Hostage but it's only pretending.

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Theodore W

Sep 2, 2017

I thought Bruce Willis's acting was excellent. Sure it was melodramatic, that was expected. It was a good Cliffhanger. Bottom line? I wasn't here for Shakespeare. Good movie.

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Florent Siri

Director

Bruce Willis

Jeff Talley

Kevin Pollak

Mr. Smith

Ben Foster

Mars

Jonathan Tucker

Dennis Kelly

Marshall Allman

Kevin Kelly

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Synopsis

After one of his hostage negotiations goes awry, LAPD officer Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) quits the force and relocates his family to the suburbs. As the sheriff in a sleepy town, Jeff thinks he has escaped the hustle and bustle -- until an elaborate local heist puts him back in the center of a hostage situation. When his own family is pulled into the fray, Jeff is forced to decide whether he should try to help the hostages or follow the criminals' hands-off mandate to protect his own family.

Director: Florent Siri
Producer: Bob Yari, Mark Gordon, Arnold Rifkin
Screenwriter: Robert Crais
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Stratus Films, Cheyenne Enterprises
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Language|Strong Graphic Violence|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.6M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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