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.

The Desperate Hours 1955 ★ 7.0
The Glass Dome 2025 ★ 7.0
Hangmen Also Die! 1943 ★ 6.9
The Equalizer 2 2018 ★ 6.8
Panic Room 2002 ★ 6.8
Avengement 2019 ★ 6.8
The Crying Game 1992 ★ 6.8
21 Bridges 2019 ★ 6.8
Crime Story 1993 ★ 6.8
Greyzone 2018 ★ 7.0
Hold That Ghost 1941 ★ 6.8
The Trip 2021 ★ 6.7
Hostage 2025 ★ 6.8
Ransom 1996 ★ 6.7
Of Gods and Men 2010 ★ 6.7
Alpha Dog 2006 ★ 6.6
Three Fugitives 1989 ★ 6.7
Hostage: Missing Celebrity 2021 ★ 6.8
The Sugarland Express 1974 ★ 6.6
Live Free or Die Hard 2007 ★ 6.6
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa 2013 ★ 6.6
City Hunter 1993 ★ 6.6
Dragged Across Concrete 2019 ★ 6.6
The Long Kiss Goodnight 1996 ★ 6.6