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today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten
hijacking movies for this list we’re
looking at movies where hijacking is
essential to the plot when you’re
talking about a hijacking a robbery or
what look I’m not sure although he’s not
sure well
I’m stunned so the Dark Knight doesn’t
make the cut school’s out time to go a
hijacking can take place on a boat a
plane or in a car so die hard – doesn’t
count as the baddies are in an airport
not an airplane of course
they anticipate little problems like
this it’s also important that one or
more villains actually takes control of
the vehicle so speed won’t make the cut
because Dennis Hopper never actually
makes it inside the bus you think I
wouldn’t have been prepared number 10
the Delta Force this is the hijack in
this 1980s action flick Chuck Norris
plays Captain Scott McCoy a member of
the special ops unit known as Delta
Force Bobby good to see you welcome back
boss you know who that guy is
when Lebanese terrorists hijack a
commercial airline Norris hops on his
missile launching motorcycle and starts
taking out the bad guys but this movie
isn’t just explosions and machine guns
the scenes inside the plane are
incredibly tense probably because the
movie is based on the real-life
hijacking of TWA flight 847 100
Americans are believed to be on board
the ATW airliner will bring you further
developments as they occur
basically the Delta Force is a big-time
revenge fantasy take that terrorists
number nine the Taking of Pelham one two
three
yo locomotive has been hijacked by a
group of heavily armed men when four men
with machine guns board a New York
subway train things get claustrophobic
fast that would anybody want to hijack a
goddamn subway train for hit your six
button will you Frank I want the TA
police in on this led by the calculating
mr. blue the look-alike crooks want a
million dollars in one hour please
inform the mayor that we demand 1
million dollars cash for the release of
the car and all the hostages right or
else
now if the money is not in our hands
will kill one hostage for every minute
bill late on the other end of the line
is an ordinary transit cop a regular guy
forced to think fast and buy some extra
time this is Gobber we’re moving a
little slowly this in Belem we need some
more today
it’s a classic thriller and a snapshot
of 1970s New York it also influenced
Quentin Tarantino who borrowed the bad
guys nicknames for his heist film
Reservoir Dogs all right mr. great
smooth as silk mr. blue how do you feel
oh great get out daughter number 8
passenger 57 you know how many airlines
have been hijacked in the last three
years no at least seven any blade fans
in the audience well if you like
watching Wesley Snipes beat up on
vampires then you should thank passenger
57 because this is
a film that launched Snipes career as an
action star alright Frank Frank look we
got a high dress situation upstairs okay
I need your help anything that you can
do as an airline security expert Snipes
finds himself on board a plane with a
vicious criminal mastermind who doesn’t
particularly enjoy prison life you and I
both know I will never see the inside of
a prison the notion of good over evil
will not allow you to sit idly by and
watch the needless death of your fellow
citizens when the baddie breaks loose
and unleashes a reign of terror it’s up
to Snipes to bring him down while
dishing out action here all words of
wisdom never play roulette on occasion
well let me give you a word of advice
always bet on black number seven
under siege what kind of babbling
bullshit is this
Roger Ebert called this action flick die
hard goes to see and there’s nothing
wrong with that this insanity is so
logical when a group of terrorists storm
a Navy battleship they kill the captain
and imprison the crew only they forget
about the cook who’s actually a former
Navy SEAL who are you are you you like
some special forces guy or something
just to cook basically he can do a lot
more with a knife than chop carrots
with impressive fight scenes and
fantastically hammy performances by
Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey
under siege is Steven Seagal’s biggest
commercial and critical hit to date you
tried to kill me you son of a bitch so
welcome to the revolution it’s more to
follow I’ll stay in touch number six
executive decision come on six months
ago a shipment of the nerve toxin dz-5
was hijacked while in transit from
Russia to Germany now we’re certain that
Chechen mafia was behind the hijack at
first it seems like any other pre 9/11
hijacking Kurt I know you wrote the book
on assaulting hijacked aircraft but this
is five miles above the earth a
terrorist takes over a plane and starts
making demands if you allow me to
conduct a negotiation I believe I can
guarantee all your demands money media
exposure safe passage back to the Middle
East I understand only this isn’t your
typical hostage situation this bad guy
plans on detonating a bomb full of nerve
gas over the eastern seaboard
you can forget Washington
another vision here to wipe out half the
eastern seaboard unfortunately he’s up
against the combined forces of Kurt
Russell and Steven Seagal you say so
he’s so outclassed we almost feel sorry
for him but 20 minutes and one shocking
twist later we guarantee executive
decision we’ll have you on the edge of
your seat number five the Sugarland
Express captain banner believe our man
is hijack repeat hijack a year before he
directed Jaws Steven Spielberg burst
onto the scene with this tense Texas
drama the hijackers stated the captain
Harland tanner and their purpose was to
protest the action of the Child Welfare
Board which last week we’ve used to
return custody of their son to mrs.
poplin when the state takes her son
Eugene poplin breaks her husband out of
jail and the two set out to steal their
boy back Oh what my baby back
yeah you gonna help me or not but things
get complicated when they hijack a
police car and kidnap a state trooper
sparking the craziest car chase ever the
hijackers become instant celebrities
only they’re headed straight for a lone
star showdown
and what’s really crazy is it’s based on
a true story
number four United 93 Cleveland say
another ninety three level three five Oh
still have that lights out released five
years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
United 93 is a harrowing look at what
happened on that fateful day a hijacking
in progress while the film cuts between
air traffic controllers and military
command centers the real story takes
place aboard flight 93 as the frightened
passengers prepare to take back the
plane Hey
this is a suicide mission we have to
risk they are not going to land this
plane with a minimal score effective
shaky-cam and a cast of unknown actors
including people who were actually there
United 93 feels almost like a
documentary and powerfully captures the
gut-wrenching horror of 9/11 CNN’s
reporting a light civil aircraft has
just hit the World Trade Center
number three Con Air welcome to Con Air
now here’s a movie that’s just plain
awesome this place was designed to
warehouse the worst of the worst now
most of these guys are lifers some on
death row pure predators each and every
one after being jailed for manslaughter
and earning parole ex-army Ranger
Cameron Poe finds himself on a transport
plane with every creep and freak in the
universe and then somehow man she let
them take it over things go south when
the jailbirds revolt and Poe finds
himself trapped in a life-or-death game
with super villain Cyrus the virus
Grissom
seriously this movie has everything from
an insane chase through Las Vegas to
Steve Buscemi in a seemingly Hannibal
Lecter inspired mask love your work
what’s not to love just don’t mess with
Nicolas Cage’s stuffed bunny I said put
the bunny back in the box number two Air
Force One the president’s plane Air
Force One has been hijacked it’s
Harrison Ford versus Gary Oldman in this
no-holds-barred action flick listen to
me
You Know Who I am I’m the President of
the United States President James
Marshall finds himself in a tricky
situation when terrorists hijack
Air Force One and demand the release of
their leader Katherine we can’t give in
to their demands should he negotiate to
free his wife and daughter I’ll do
anything to save my family don’t ask me
for something I can’t give must both for
many years and now suddenly there’s
things you cannot do or should he go
hardcore commander-in-chief and veto
their plans personally as he’s a Medal
of Honor winning Vietnam vet will choose
the latter
while he picks off the terrorists one by
one
Harrison Ford proves he’s the greatest
president American ever had get off my
plane before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions not
hijacking this plane I’m trying to save
it
what does she want fifty million dollars
transferred into that account or they
blow up the plane gotta love her number
one captain Phillips taking our top spot
is another gritty drama from director
Paul Greengrass the man behind
United 93 example Howard a US flag
partnership America Alabama I
inaudible outs west of your current
position for our men and a ship’s
captain hostage right there sharing a
few similarities with 2012’s a hijacking
you bankfull hunt up the cable
yes Inga father Captain Phillips follows
a no-nonsense Mariner who’s trapped in a
real-life horror movie when Somali
pirates board his ship okay look at me
sure
look at me sure I’m the captain now
after demanding a heavy ransom the gang
takes Phillips hostage leading to one of
the most nail-biting climaxes you’ll
ever see
sir Steel’s are coming aboard despite
controversy surrounding the film’s
accuracy captain phillips is loaded with
nerve-wracking suspense and features
amazing performances from Tom Hanks and
barkhad Abdi do you agree with our list
what are your favorite hijacking movies
we need to take your business first they
want 15 million dollars so soon as he
pays that sooner we all go to go home
for more incredible top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com that’s it that’s it
you
we’re taking over your computer screen
how’d you like your sirloin sir
bloody welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten
hijacking movies for this list we’re
looking at movies where hijacking is
essential to the plot when you’re
talking about a hijacking a robbery or
what look I’m not sure although he’s not
sure well
I’m stunned so the Dark Knight doesn’t
make the cut school’s out time to go a
hijacking can take place on a boat a
plane or in a car so die hard – doesn’t
count as the baddies are in an airport
not an airplane of course
they anticipate little problems like
this it’s also important that one or
more villains actually takes control of
the vehicle so speed won’t make the cut
because Dennis Hopper never actually
makes it inside the bus you think I
wouldn’t have been prepared number 10
the Delta Force this is the hijack in
this 1980s action flick Chuck Norris
plays Captain Scott McCoy a member of
the special ops unit known as Delta
Force Bobby good to see you welcome back
boss you know who that guy is
when Lebanese terrorists hijack a
commercial airline Norris hops on his
missile launching motorcycle and starts
taking out the bad guys but this movie
isn’t just explosions and machine guns
the scenes inside the plane are
incredibly tense probably because the
movie is based on the real-life
hijacking of TWA flight 847 100
Americans are believed to be on board
the ATW airliner will bring you further
developments as they occur
basically the Delta Force is a big-time
revenge fantasy take that terrorists
number nine the Taking of Pelham one two
three
yo locomotive has been hijacked by a
group of heavily armed men when four men
with machine guns board a New York
subway train things get claustrophobic
fast that would anybody want to hijack a
goddamn subway train for hit your six
button will you Frank I want the TA
police in on this led by the calculating
mr. blue the look-alike crooks want a
million dollars in one hour please
inform the mayor that we demand 1
million dollars cash for the release of
the car and all the hostages right or
else
now if the money is not in our hands
will kill one hostage for every minute
bill late on the other end of the line
is an ordinary transit cop a regular guy
forced to think fast and buy some extra
time this is Gobber we’re moving a
little slowly this in Belem we need some
more today
it’s a classic thriller and a snapshot
of 1970s New York it also influenced
Quentin Tarantino who borrowed the bad
guys nicknames for his heist film
Reservoir Dogs all right mr. great
smooth as silk mr. blue how do you feel
oh great get out daughter number 8
passenger 57 you know how many airlines
have been hijacked in the last three
years no at least seven any blade fans
in the audience well if you like
watching Wesley Snipes beat up on
vampires then you should thank passenger
57 because this is
a film that launched Snipes career as an
action star alright Frank Frank look we
got a high dress situation upstairs okay
I need your help anything that you can
do as an airline security expert Snipes
finds himself on board a plane with a
vicious criminal mastermind who doesn’t
particularly enjoy prison life you and I
both know I will never see the inside of
a prison the notion of good over evil
will not allow you to sit idly by and
watch the needless death of your fellow
citizens when the baddie breaks loose
and unleashes a reign of terror it’s up
to Snipes to bring him down while
dishing out action here all words of
wisdom never play roulette on occasion
well let me give you a word of advice
always bet on black number seven
under siege what kind of babbling
bullshit is this
Roger Ebert called this action flick die
hard goes to see and there’s nothing
wrong with that this insanity is so
logical when a group of terrorists storm
a Navy battleship they kill the captain
and imprison the crew only they forget
about the cook who’s actually a former
Navy SEAL who are you are you you like
some special forces guy or something
just to cook basically he can do a lot
more with a knife than chop carrots
with impressive fight scenes and
fantastically hammy performances by
Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey
under siege is Steven Seagal’s biggest
commercial and critical hit to date you
tried to kill me you son of a bitch so
welcome to the revolution it’s more to
follow I’ll stay in touch number six
executive decision come on six months
ago a shipment of the nerve toxin dz-5
was hijacked while in transit from
Russia to Germany now we’re certain that
Chechen mafia was behind the hijack at
first it seems like any other pre 9/11
hijacking Kurt I know you wrote the book
on assaulting hijacked aircraft but this
is five miles above the earth a
terrorist takes over a plane and starts
making demands if you allow me to
conduct a negotiation I believe I can
guarantee all your demands money media
exposure safe passage back to the Middle
East I understand only this isn’t your
typical hostage situation this bad guy
plans on detonating a bomb full of nerve
gas over the eastern seaboard
you can forget Washington
another vision here to wipe out half the
eastern seaboard unfortunately he’s up
against the combined forces of Kurt
Russell and Steven Seagal you say so
he’s so outclassed we almost feel sorry
for him but 20 minutes and one shocking
twist later we guarantee executive
decision we’ll have you on the edge of
your seat number five the Sugarland
Express captain banner believe our man
is hijack repeat hijack a year before he
directed Jaws Steven Spielberg burst
onto the scene with this tense Texas
drama the hijackers stated the captain
Harland tanner and their purpose was to
protest the action of the Child Welfare
Board which last week we’ve used to
return custody of their son to mrs.
poplin when the state takes her son
Eugene poplin breaks her husband out of
jail and the two set out to steal their
boy back Oh what my baby back
yeah you gonna help me or not but things
get complicated when they hijack a
police car and kidnap a state trooper
sparking the craziest car chase ever the
hijackers become instant celebrities
only they’re headed straight for a lone
star showdown
and what’s really crazy is it’s based on
a true story
number four United 93 Cleveland say
another ninety three level three five Oh
still have that lights out released five
years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
United 93 is a harrowing look at what
happened on that fateful day a hijacking
in progress while the film cuts between
air traffic controllers and military
command centers the real story takes
place aboard flight 93 as the frightened
passengers prepare to take back the
plane Hey
this is a suicide mission we have to
risk they are not going to land this
plane with a minimal score effective
shaky-cam and a cast of unknown actors
including people who were actually there
United 93 feels almost like a
documentary and powerfully captures the
gut-wrenching horror of 9/11 CNN’s
reporting a light civil aircraft has
just hit the World Trade Center
number three Con Air welcome to Con Air
now here’s a movie that’s just plain
awesome this place was designed to
warehouse the worst of the worst now
most of these guys are lifers some on
death row pure predators each and every
one after being jailed for manslaughter
and earning parole ex-army Ranger
Cameron Poe finds himself on a transport
plane with every creep and freak in the
universe and then somehow man she let
them take it over things go south when
the jailbirds revolt and Poe finds
himself trapped in a life-or-death game
with super villain Cyrus the virus
Grissom
seriously this movie has everything from
an insane chase through Las Vegas to
Steve Buscemi in a seemingly Hannibal
Lecter inspired mask love your work
what’s not to love just don’t mess with
Nicolas Cage’s stuffed bunny I said put
the bunny back in the box number two Air
Force One the president’s plane Air
Force One has been hijacked it’s
Harrison Ford versus Gary Oldman in this
no-holds-barred action flick listen to
me
You Know Who I am I’m the President of
the United States President James
Marshall finds himself in a tricky
situation when terrorists hijack
Air Force One and demand the release of
their leader Katherine we can’t give in
to their demands should he negotiate to
free his wife and daughter I’ll do
anything to save my family don’t ask me
for something I can’t give must both for
many years and now suddenly there’s
things you cannot do or should he go
hardcore commander-in-chief and veto
their plans personally as he’s a Medal
of Honor winning Vietnam vet will choose
the latter
while he picks off the terrorists one by
one
Harrison Ford proves he’s the greatest
president American ever had get off my
plane before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions not
hijacking this plane I’m trying to save
it
what does she want fifty million dollars
transferred into that account or they
blow up the plane gotta love her number
one captain Phillips taking our top spot
is another gritty drama from director
Paul Greengrass the man behind
United 93 example Howard a US flag
partnership America Alabama I
inaudible outs west of your current
position for our men and a ship’s
captain hostage right there sharing a
few similarities with 2012’s a hijacking
you bankfull hunt up the cable
yes Inga father Captain Phillips follows
a no-nonsense Mariner who’s trapped in a
real-life horror movie when Somali
pirates board his ship okay look at me
sure
look at me sure I’m the captain now
after demanding a heavy ransom the gang
takes Phillips hostage leading to one of
the most nail-biting climaxes you’ll
ever see
sir Steel’s are coming aboard despite
controversy surrounding the film’s
accuracy captain phillips is loaded with
nerve-wracking suspense and features
amazing performances from Tom Hanks and
barkhad Abdi do you agree with our list
what are your favorite hijacking movies
we need to take your business first they
want 15 million dollars so soon as he
pays that sooner we all go to go home
for more incredible top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com that’s it that’s it
you
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