Subgenre Sampler
Hostages & Terrorism: 229 Films to Buy & Rent
Suicide Kings (1999)
- Dir. Peter O'Fallon
Feat. Christopher Walken, Denis Leary
- Post–PULP FICTION black–comedy, that does better than most in juggling a crime setting, a mystery and various comical dialogues, with a…
Assignment, The (1998)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley
- International espionage flick that revels in the skillful, old–fashioned flourishes of an elaborate terrorist caper. Tourist Aidan Quinn gets…
Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1998)
- Dir. Johan Grimonprez
- An exploration into the history of airline hijacking, from media spectacle in the 1960's to the present terrorist mainstay. Shot before the 9/11,…
Judas Kiss (1998)
- Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Carla Gugino…
- Kidnapping–gone–wrong thriller that trades off the curious casting of Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman as the American cops in pursuit.…
Negotiator, The (1998)
- Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, J.T. Walsh
- A touch angry after being framed for corruption, Samuel L. Jackson kidnaps the responsible party and squares off against the formidable eyeballs of…
Siege, The (1998)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Annette Bening
- In a standoff of virtue versus guts, Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis deal with an Islamic terrorist assault on New York City in the best way they…
Terrorist, The (1998)
- Dir. Santosh Sivan
Feat. Ayesha Dharkar
- Discovered and championed by the actor John Malkovich, this intensely concentrated thriller depicts the hardening and training of 19–yr old…
Air Force One (1997)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman
- Patriot tripe of the first order in which the private plane of the US president is infiltrated and held to ransom by Russkie terrorists.
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Con Air (1997)
- Dir. Simon West
Feat. Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich…
- The prison genre meets the airborne thriller(!) but invigorated no end by super–slick production and direction and the ever–dependable…
Metro (1997)
- Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Michael Wincott
- Wisecracking hostage negotiator Eddie Murphy has the smile wiped off his face when his girlfriend is taken hostage by psychopath Michael Wincott.…