Film2005113 min

Hostage

Name: Hostage
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2005
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Bruce Willis, Ben Foster, Jonathan Tucker, Jimmy Bennett, Michelle Horn

Taste attributes: actioncrimethrillermafia/gangsterdramadetectivefasttried & testedunsavouryheavyintricatelineargrittyemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect an unsavoury, serious crime thriller, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 1,247 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.

Synopsis: TMDB