Best Hostage Movies & TV Series

The 125 best-rated hostage movies and TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Snowdrop 2021 ★ 8.5
Prisoners 2013 ★ 8.1
Dog Day Afternoon 1975 ★ 7.8
Toy Story 3 2010 ★ 7.8
The Dark Knight Rises 2012 ★ 7.8
Tangled 2010 ★ 7.6
A Perfect World 1993 ★ 7.5
Nocturnal Animals 2016 ★ 7.4
Inside Man 2006 ★ 7.4
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 ★ 7.5
3096 Days 2013 ★ 7.4
The Equalizer 2014 ★ 7.3
Collateral 2004 ★ 7.2
Munich 2005 ★ 7.1
The Negotiator 1998 ★ 7.1
The Edukators 2004 ★ 7.2
Touchez Pas au Grisbi 1954 ★ 7.2
Escape from New York 1981 ★ 7.1
The Wrong Mans 2013 ★ 7.3
Dogtooth 2009 ★ 7.0
Yannick 2023 ★ 7.1
Mrs. Miniver 1942 ★ 7.1
The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017 ★ 7.0
The Place Beyond the Pines 2013 ★ 7.0