THEME EXPLORATION

hostage-taking and terrorism

26 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen
2013 · Antoine Fuqua
Final Score
Final Score
2018 · Scott Mann
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
1990 · Kenji Kodama
Shock Wave
Shock Wave
2017 · Herman Yau
The Red Wolf
The Red Wolf
1995 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Nada
Nada
1974 · Claude Chabrol
Taken 2
Taken 2
2012 · Olivier Megaton
The Empty Table
The Empty Table
1985 · Masaki Kobayashi
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
A Mighty Heart
A Mighty Heart
2007 · Michael Winterbottom
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
1992 · Phillip Noyce
Rabid Dogs
Rabid Dogs
1974 · Mario Bava
Anaconda
Anaconda
1997 · Luis Llosa
Criminal
Criminal
2016 · Ariel Vromen
What a Beautiful Day
What a Beautiful Day
2011 · Gennaro Nunziante
Counterattack
Counterattack
2025 · Chava Cartas
November
November
2022 · Cédric Jimenez
Rogue
Rogue
2020 · MJ Bassett
Bel Canto
Bel Canto
2018 · Paul Weitz
Bodies at Rest
Bodies at Rest
2019 · Renny Harlin
Cold Sweat
Cold Sweat
2010 · Adrián García Bogliano
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Hidden Agenda' directly confront state violence, political detention, and the moral ambiguities surrounding terrorism and counterterrorism.