Subgenre Sampler
Hostages & Terrorism: 229 Films to Buy & Rent
Peacemaker, The (1997)
- Dir. Mimi Leder
Feat. George Clooney, Nicole Kidman
- Russkie terrorism triggers special forces Colonel George Clooney and nuclear–expert Nicole Kidman into hairs–breadth world–saving…
Executive Decision (1996)
- Dir. Stuart Baird
Feat. Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal
- Middle Eastern terrorists hi–jack a Jumbo and bring aboard a lethal nerve–gas capable of wiping out small nations. For a sure recipe for…
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
- Dir. Sergei Bodrov
Feat. Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr, Susanna Mekhraliyeva…
- A Tolstoy fable is here seamlessly transposed to the Chechean conflict, with two Russian soldiers apprehended by a Chechean village elder who hopes…
Ransom (1996)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise…
- Kidnappers post a nasty ultimatum to airline mogul Mel Gibson, who didn't get to where he is today by responding kindly to threats.
Hi–gloss…
Turbulence (1996)
- Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly
- Parachutes on! A 747 hijacked by hypermaniac serial–killer Ray Liotta is heading into an electrical storm! No prizes for guessing if they make…
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
- Dir. George Mihalka
Feat. Michael Caine, Jason Connery, Mia Sara…
- Fourth outing for Michael Caine as the dog–eared spy Harry Palmer, sent to Moscow, this time to recover a stolen 'Doomsday'–style…
Fall Time (1995)
- Dir. Paul Warner
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Stephen Baldwin
- A prank backfires for three teenagers who interrupt the plans of hardened gangsters. The innocence lost of '50s America is disturbingly mirrored as…
Blown Away (1994)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Jeff Bridges
- A psychotic terrorist is determined to test the skills of a bomb disposal expert to the limit. Action presides over logic but it's an exciting entry…
Drop Zone (1994)
- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey
- Wesley Snipes is a numbered passenger again in trying to crack a skydiving terrorist gang led by Gary Busey. Not much grey matter to be found…
Passenger 57 (1993)
- Dir. Kevin Hooks
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore
- Wesley Snipes has a number and is not a free man when his trans–Atlantic flight is interrupted by a bastard with an English accent and an…