Best Hostage-taking Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 29 top-rated hostage-taking movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 ★ 7.5
Funny Games 1997 ★ 7.3
Balkan Spy 1984 ★ 7.7
John Q 2002 ★ 7.1
The Negotiator 1998 ★ 7.1
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven 1975 ★ 7.7
The Baader Meinhof Complex 2008 ★ 7.0
Held for Ransom 2019 ★ 7.1
Hard Eight 1997 ★ 6.8
Breaking News 2004 ★ 6.9
Attack 2022 ★ 6.8
Hitch Hike 1977 ★ 6.8
Strawberries in the Supermarket 2003 ★ 6.8
Little Bone Lodge 2023 ★ 6.6
Attack the Gas Station! 1999 ★ 6.6
Toy Soldiers 1991 ★ 6.5
The River Wild 1994 ★ 6.5
Shake Hands with the Devil 1959 ★ 6.5
Black Tuesday 1954 ★ 6.2
Inside Man: Most Wanted 2019 ★ 6.3
Under Siege 1992 ★ 6.3
Non Negotiable 2024 ★ 6.2
Wallander: The Village Idiot 2005 ★ 5.6
There Goes the Neighborhood 1992 ★ 5.5