Hostage
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- Crime
- Thriller
The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and has hidden her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by the hostage taker. After he is told that he holds the life of a person in his hand, he is ordered to burn the money. As he complies, the federal agents break in and attempt to subdue the man, who shoots himself in the head before he reveals where the woman is hidden. The Driver then tries to find the hostage before she drowns in the trunk of a sinking car. As a twist, the kidnapped woman is revealed to be the hostage taker's lover. She coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.
Hostage is a 2002 action thriller about a driver hired by the FBI to navigate a high-stakes kidnapping. When a disgruntled employee demands a specific ransom and forces a dangerous exchange, the Driver must race against time to locate the hostage before it's too late.
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Clive OwenThe Driver
Maury ChaykinThe Kidnapper
Kathryn MorrisLinda Delacroix (The Hostage)
Darius McCraryFBI Commander
Gerry BeckerDoctor
James MacDonaldSWAT Team Commander- Lyon ReeseFBI Technician
- Gina BrigantiTown Member
- Christopher GilbertsonSWAT Team Member
- Shannon HolzerSWAT Team Member
James D. DeverSWAT Team Member- Robert 'Rock' GalottiSWAT Team Member
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When was Hostage released?
Hostage was released on October 24, 2002.
What is Hostage about?
The film follows a driver hired by the FBI to help resolve a hostage crisis. A disgruntled employee kidnaps a CEO and demands $5,088,042, forcing the Driver into a tense negotiation where he must deliver the ransom and ultimately locate the hostage before she drowns in a sinking car.
What are the main genres?
Hostage is an action, crime, and thriller film that combines high-stakes negotiation with time-pressured rescue elements.
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