okay get over there please thank you
give them what they want or the hostage
gets it welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 fictional hostage movies
alright before we start to bore everyone
let’s get back to business
first my list of demands please be
advised this clip contains spoilers and
just to clarify we’re only including
fictional films in which the authorities
get involved the general location of the
hostages is known and the captor isn’t
in it for sadistic amusement all right
now you listen number 10 mad city
kicking off our list is the film in
which John Travolta takes museum
visitors hostage after he’s laid off as
a museum guard hi we’re live on the air
now max brackett kxbd knows you want to
tell us what why you’re here you know
with Dustin Hoffman as an opportunistic
television journalist the situation
quickly devolves into a network
spectacle this blue-collar hostage flick
isn’t about elaborate getaways or a
robbery but it is memorable for its
exploration of themes like desperation
and the role of the media what would you
say to the people of the former Soviet
Union who are suffering under hardship
even greater than your own here in the
United States and also don’t speak
Russian
number 9 John Q I’ve done everything I
can do I’m sorry oh yeah yes let’s go
inside so this flick features Denzel
Washington as the desperate man who
decides to take a stand
he holds an emergency room captive when
he has refused insurance for his sons
heart transplant operation I am NOT
going
Barry my son my son is gonna bury me a
moving and sentimental tale where the
hostages themselves become sympathetic
to his plight the movie uses its screen
time to make a poignant commentary about
the broken state of the American
healthcare system these people have
nothing to do with this you have got to
let them go they need treatment yeah
well this is a hospital you’re a doctor
why don’t you treat him start with him
what’s the matter doctor you want season
shorts caught first number eight
airheads the music made them do it
how did you morons even get in here
they’ve got electronic locks on all the
doors oh we had to break in
you can’t cut this place sealed up like
a dolphin but watertight this cult
comedy features Adam Sandler Brendan
Fraser and Steve Buscemi as a group of
unsigned musicians called the lone
Ranger’s who take a radio station
hostage to get their song heard how can
you plural eyes The Lone Ranger what’s
wrong with that
well there’s three of you you’re not
exactly loaned shouldn’t you be the
three Rangers true to the title they are
bumbling nitwits who pack water guns and
have no contingency plan not only is
this our most ridiculous entry it’s also
the most hilarious I got a deal with
them we got to send one person out I’ll
go one of the hostages do sorry number
seven the ref it’s Denis Leary’s turn to
play the kidnapper when he holds a
bickering family captive during the
holidays when the police roadblock the
entire town I won’t good eat into the
tank I wanna shoot God had showed her
he needs the hostages as insurance after
he burgles some jewelry but when he’s
driven crazy by their issues he decides
to play counselor this sitcom setups
first countless laughs by slowly
transforming the armed smart-mouth
criminal into a beloved family friend
from now on the only person who yells is
me why because I have a gun okay
people with guns can do whatever they
want married people without guns
for instance you mmm-hmm
number six the negotiator there’s some
bad cops
and today we’re gonna find out who they
are
after becoming a scapegoat for
corruption on the police force samuel
l.jackson ‘he’s negotiator turns the
tables and takes hostages in order to
clear his name i wanted to tell you
face-to-face I’m not crazy I’m just
doing this to prove my innocence
I believe you Danny anything I can do to
help you get out of here you know I
patronize me man not only does this 90s
hostage thriller pack several twists
it’s also one hell of a nail-biter since
it pits two equally skilled negotiators
against each other and surrounds them
with cops of questionable moral fiber
I still have hostages they can still be
punished for your mistakes
number five Air Force One 30,000 feet in
the air
terrorists seized control of the
president’s plane to use the
commander-in-chief as leverage to secure
the release of a political prisoner end
it with research bit politics
but thank you
by evading capture and fighting back
Harrison Ford saves the day in a
pulse-pounding scenario where it’s more
than just the lives of his family at
stake this flick gets extra points for
depicting the president as a badass
action hero get off my plane
number four inside men this clever bank
heist thriller focuses on the clash
between a determined cop a hostage
negotiator and a genius bank robber
who’s out to land the perfect score my
friends and I are making a very large
withdrawal from this bank taking every
outcome into consideration Clive Owens
mastermind carefully arranges and
dresses his hostages and rotates his men
among them a complex and gripping
hostage scenario this spike Lee joint
also features his mandatory focus on
Rachel commentary and tension I’m not
talking to anybody without a turban
it’s part of my religion to cover my
head and respect to God I’m a Sikh they
will find you not an Arab by the way
like your cops caught me outside I don’t
think you heard that number three the
Taking of Pelham one two three
what’s up Z you won’t believe it you
know me I’ll believe anything a train’s
been hijacked I don’t believe it far
superior to the 2009 remake this film
focuses on armed hijackers who take
control of a New York subway and
threaten passengers lives in exchange
for 1 million dollars in cash within the
hour
y’all ready your skull be that as it may
get out of pen take down all this to
damange
with the police forced to fork over the
dough this movie’s biggest thrill aside
from the tension is seeing how the
criminals intend to escape while
completely surrounded and underground
anybody count
number two
die hard because a mother this iconic
action flick sees German terrorists
crash an office Christmas party and take
the staff captive while their plot is
eventually unraveled by a cowboy cop
John McClane their hostage-taking ploy
stands out in movie them as it’s a mere
distraction
where should I shoot another one go kiss
Alphonse while they do make political
demands they are actually just thieves
trying to get to a vault before they
kill everyone and faked their own deaths
money kind of terrorists show
who said we were terrorists
number one speed she’d the hostage what
take her out of the equation taking the
top spot on our list is the fastest
paced action flick of them all which
keeps viewers at the edge of their seats
unlike the usual fare this film’s captor
holds his hostages from a distance by
rigging a bus to explode if you slow
down it’ll blow unable to escape or slow
down Keanu Reeves tries to save the day
as he faces traffic hurdles works with
hostages and is under the bombers
constant surveillance yeah crazy crazy
no tour people are crazy jack I’m
eccentric do you agree with our list
ma’am you did very well actually you’re
incredible which hostage movie is your
favorite for more entertaining top tens
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
let me just say one more time I have a
gun it’s loaded shut up okay
give them what they want or the hostage
gets it welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 fictional hostage movies
alright before we start to bore everyone
let’s get back to business
first my list of demands please be
advised this clip contains spoilers and
just to clarify we’re only including
fictional films in which the authorities
get involved the general location of the
hostages is known and the captor isn’t
in it for sadistic amusement all right
now you listen number 10 mad city
kicking off our list is the film in
which John Travolta takes museum
visitors hostage after he’s laid off as
a museum guard hi we’re live on the air
now max brackett kxbd knows you want to
tell us what why you’re here you know
with Dustin Hoffman as an opportunistic
television journalist the situation
quickly devolves into a network
spectacle this blue-collar hostage flick
isn’t about elaborate getaways or a
robbery but it is memorable for its
exploration of themes like desperation
and the role of the media what would you
say to the people of the former Soviet
Union who are suffering under hardship
even greater than your own here in the
United States and also don’t speak
Russian
number 9 John Q I’ve done everything I
can do I’m sorry oh yeah yes let’s go
inside so this flick features Denzel
Washington as the desperate man who
decides to take a stand
he holds an emergency room captive when
he has refused insurance for his sons
heart transplant operation I am NOT
going
Barry my son my son is gonna bury me a
moving and sentimental tale where the
hostages themselves become sympathetic
to his plight the movie uses its screen
time to make a poignant commentary about
the broken state of the American
healthcare system these people have
nothing to do with this you have got to
let them go they need treatment yeah
well this is a hospital you’re a doctor
why don’t you treat him start with him
what’s the matter doctor you want season
shorts caught first number eight
airheads the music made them do it
how did you morons even get in here
they’ve got electronic locks on all the
doors oh we had to break in
you can’t cut this place sealed up like
a dolphin but watertight this cult
comedy features Adam Sandler Brendan
Fraser and Steve Buscemi as a group of
unsigned musicians called the lone
Ranger’s who take a radio station
hostage to get their song heard how can
you plural eyes The Lone Ranger what’s
wrong with that
well there’s three of you you’re not
exactly loaned shouldn’t you be the
three Rangers true to the title they are
bumbling nitwits who pack water guns and
have no contingency plan not only is
this our most ridiculous entry it’s also
the most hilarious I got a deal with
them we got to send one person out I’ll
go one of the hostages do sorry number
seven the ref it’s Denis Leary’s turn to
play the kidnapper when he holds a
bickering family captive during the
holidays when the police roadblock the
entire town I won’t good eat into the
tank I wanna shoot God had showed her
he needs the hostages as insurance after
he burgles some jewelry but when he’s
driven crazy by their issues he decides
to play counselor this sitcom setups
first countless laughs by slowly
transforming the armed smart-mouth
criminal into a beloved family friend
from now on the only person who yells is
me why because I have a gun okay
people with guns can do whatever they
want married people without guns
for instance you mmm-hmm
number six the negotiator there’s some
bad cops
and today we’re gonna find out who they
are
after becoming a scapegoat for
corruption on the police force samuel
l.jackson ‘he’s negotiator turns the
tables and takes hostages in order to
clear his name i wanted to tell you
face-to-face I’m not crazy I’m just
doing this to prove my innocence
I believe you Danny anything I can do to
help you get out of here you know I
patronize me man not only does this 90s
hostage thriller pack several twists
it’s also one hell of a nail-biter since
it pits two equally skilled negotiators
against each other and surrounds them
with cops of questionable moral fiber
I still have hostages they can still be
punished for your mistakes
number five Air Force One 30,000 feet in
the air
terrorists seized control of the
president’s plane to use the
commander-in-chief as leverage to secure
the release of a political prisoner end
it with research bit politics
but thank you
by evading capture and fighting back
Harrison Ford saves the day in a
pulse-pounding scenario where it’s more
than just the lives of his family at
stake this flick gets extra points for
depicting the president as a badass
action hero get off my plane
number four inside men this clever bank
heist thriller focuses on the clash
between a determined cop a hostage
negotiator and a genius bank robber
who’s out to land the perfect score my
friends and I are making a very large
withdrawal from this bank taking every
outcome into consideration Clive Owens
mastermind carefully arranges and
dresses his hostages and rotates his men
among them a complex and gripping
hostage scenario this spike Lee joint
also features his mandatory focus on
Rachel commentary and tension I’m not
talking to anybody without a turban
it’s part of my religion to cover my
head and respect to God I’m a Sikh they
will find you not an Arab by the way
like your cops caught me outside I don’t
think you heard that number three the
Taking of Pelham one two three
what’s up Z you won’t believe it you
know me I’ll believe anything a train’s
been hijacked I don’t believe it far
superior to the 2009 remake this film
focuses on armed hijackers who take
control of a New York subway and
threaten passengers lives in exchange
for 1 million dollars in cash within the
hour
y’all ready your skull be that as it may
get out of pen take down all this to
damange
with the police forced to fork over the
dough this movie’s biggest thrill aside
from the tension is seeing how the
criminals intend to escape while
completely surrounded and underground
anybody count
number two
die hard because a mother this iconic
action flick sees German terrorists
crash an office Christmas party and take
the staff captive while their plot is
eventually unraveled by a cowboy cop
John McClane their hostage-taking ploy
stands out in movie them as it’s a mere
distraction
where should I shoot another one go kiss
Alphonse while they do make political
demands they are actually just thieves
trying to get to a vault before they
kill everyone and faked their own deaths
money kind of terrorists show
who said we were terrorists
number one speed she’d the hostage what
take her out of the equation taking the
top spot on our list is the fastest
paced action flick of them all which
keeps viewers at the edge of their seats
unlike the usual fare this film’s captor
holds his hostages from a distance by
rigging a bus to explode if you slow
down it’ll blow unable to escape or slow
down Keanu Reeves tries to save the day
as he faces traffic hurdles works with
hostages and is under the bombers
constant surveillance yeah crazy crazy
no tour people are crazy jack I’m
eccentric do you agree with our list
ma’am you did very well actually you’re
incredible which hostage movie is your
favorite for more entertaining top tens
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
let me just say one more time I have a
gun it’s loaded shut up okay
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