18 movies

John McClane, policier new-yorkais, est venu rejoindre sa femme Holly, dont il est séparé depuis plusieurs mois, pour les fêtes de Noël dans le secret espoir d'une réconciliation. Celle-ci est cadre dans une multinationale japonaise, la Nakatomi Corporation. Son patron, M. Takagi, donne une soirée en l'honneur de ses employés, à laquelle assiste McClane. Tandis qu'il s'isole pour téléphoner, un commando investit l'immeuble et coupe toutes les communications avec l'extérieur...

HELD FOR RANSOM tells the true story of Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye who was held hostage for 398 days in Syria by the terror organization ISIS along with several other foreign nationals including the American journalist, James Foley. The film follows Daniel’s struggle to survive in captivity, his friendship with James, and the nightmare of the Rye family back home in Denmark as they try to do everything in their power to save their son. At the center of this crisis, we find hostage negotiator, Arthur, who plays a pivotal role in securing Daniel’s release.

Pete, braqueur réglo et très pro, se lance avec cinq de ses hommes sur un gros coup : le casse d'une grande banque internationale. Ils doivent maîtriser une dizaine d'otages et vider un maximum de coffres-forts avant de s'échapper par un tunnel souterrain. Mais l'opération se complique lorsqu'ils réalisent que leur unique voie de sortie est inondée. Pris au piège de cette forteresse, les braqueurs finissent par découvrir que l'un des coffres renferme bien plus que de l'argent. Et si leur mystérieux commanditaire ne leur avait pas tout dit ?

January 18, 2023

A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea’s most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government’s cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he’s forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages.

September 24, 2019

An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.

September 19, 2018

An ace crisis negotiator attempts to figure out the real motivation of a man who has kidnapped two people and crack his calm demeanour.

Parce qu'il a été incapable d'empêcher le meurtre d'une jeune femme et de son enfant, Jeff Talley, ex-policier de Los Angeles spécialiste des négociations en cas d'enlèvement, a tout quitté pour devenir chef du bureau de police d'une ville reculée. Il ne pouvait pas prévoir que trois petits malfrats allaient prendre en otage la famille d'un expert comptable bien moins banal qu'il n'y paraît... Conscients des enjeux, les mystérieux commanditaires de ce comptable de plus en plus louche kidnappent la femme et la fille de Talley pour le contraindre à réendosser le rôle qu'il ne voulait surtout plus jamais jouer. Face au cauchemar qui recommence, il n'a pas le droit à l'erreur.

Brazil, 1988. An unemployed tractor driver hijacks VASP flight 375 and orders commander Murilo to crash the plane on the Planalto Palace to kill the president - whom he considers guilty for the country's devastating economic crisis.

Grimm, sa petite amie Phyllis et Loomis réussissent à cambrioler une banque sans trop de difficultés. Mais pour ce qui est de s'enfuir de New York afin de rejoindre l'aéroport, c'est un peu plus problématique...

January 16, 1997

Scott Roper, un négociateur pour les prises d'otages arrête un étrange voleur de bijoux. Mais ce dernier s'évade et réclame son butin contre la vie de la copine de Roper. Grâce à son partenaire McCall, qu'il a eu du mal à faire accepter comme partenaire, Roper parviendra à sauver son amie.

November 7, 1976

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.

February 4, 1996

A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after takeoff, two of his aides, traveling as ordinary passengers, take control and free him. He demands $20 million in bonds upon landing. And a sick passenger, bad weather or mechanical problems won't stop him.

August 18, 2017

En avril 1980, un commando de 6 soldats iraniens du Khouzistan opposés à la République islamique fait irruption à l'Ambassade d'Iran de Londres et prend les personnes présentes en otage. Ils réclament la libération de 91 prisonniers, mais le Président refuse. 6 jours plus tard, alors que la situation s'enlise, les SAS donnent l'assaut...

April 23, 2013

A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.

December 25, 2000

Bogotá, 1980. During the government of President Turbay. An urban cell of the M-19 invades the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, taking 14 ambassadors as hostages. They demand that they be exchanged for political prisoners. The film focuses on the events that took place during those two months of captivity.

December 12, 2017

A police hostage negotiator plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a cornered bank robber who is hell bent on getting out of the bank and humiliating his brother, the police hostage negotiator, in the process.

September 30, 2013

A veteran hostage negotiator's next call leads him to an overrun insane asylum. He soon finds that dark forces are pushing the patients to commit atrocities, and he may be the only one that can stop them.

January 1, 2021

Tizeta is a cheerful and bright little girl full of ambitions adored by both her parents. She gets diagnosed with a heart condition that seeks fast treatment. Time is ticking and her parents fail to find adequate financial and community support. Dirdir is a story of an ordinary dad that takes extraordinary measures to save his daughter's life.

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