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Hostage

Hostage

Buena Vista (2005)
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R
786936282917
Crime | Thriller
USA | English | Color | 01:53

Bruce Willis plays a former hostage negotiator who has moved to a sleepy town in California to get away from his old life after a negotiation goes horribly wrong and a little boy and his mother are murdered. Life is going well until a trio of teenaged thugs joy-riding in a stolen truck decide to break in to a palatial mansion in the mountains only to find that it is occupied. Things quickly fall apart when the police are notified, the patriarch is beaten into a coma, and a cop is killed by the "loose cannon" (Ben Foster) of the group. Soon Willis is back in his old role of trying to save the day and the family. Matters are complicated when he discovers the owner of the house was a bookkeeper for a shadowy organization laundering millions of dollars. They want what's inside the house, and Bruce wants to get the family out, but if he does, the laundered money inside will be taken into evidence and lost forever. It's a thrill ride from start to finish that you won't want to miss.


Cast View all

Bruce Willis Jeff Talley
Kevin Pollak Walter Smith
Jimmy Bennett Tommy Smith
Michelle Horn Jennifer Smith
Ben Foster Mars Krupcheck
Jonathan Tucker Dennis Kelly
Marshall Allman Kevin Kelly
Serena Scott Thomas Jane Talley
Rumer Willis Amanda Talley
Kim Coates The Watchman
Robert Knepper Wil Bechler
Tina Lifford Laura Shoemaker
Ransford Doherty Mike Anders
Marjean Holden Carol Flores
Michael D. Roberts Ridley
Art Lafleur Bill Jorgenson
Randy McPherson Kovak
Hector Luis Bustamante Officer Ruiz
Kathryn Joosten Louise
Johnny Messner Mr. Jones
John Ingle Gray Hair Man
Jamie McShane Joe Mack
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak Sean Mack
Glenn Morshower Lt. Leifitz
Chad Smith Bobby Knox

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Edition details

Packaging MKV
Nr Discs 2
Screen Ratios 2.35:1
Subtitles English
Distributor Miramax
Edition Release Date Jun 21, 2005
Regions Region 1

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Added Date Jul 06, 2017 01:32:58
Modified Date Jun 03, 2022 11:10:21

Notes

My quick rating - 6,6/10. Another recently added to the collection that I can pop on for background. I saw and rated this a while ago. Excellent thriller about a worn-out hostage taker (for once, not an alcoholic) played by Bruce Willis who finds himself in a similar situation that had forced him out of his negotiator job years prior. Ben Foster who played one of the bad guys here does a really good job in his role that I had wished maybe a bit more explanation of his character would've shined. Still, I think the lack of backstory for him also leads to that mystery. The vast majority of this flick takes place in the house that becomes more of a home invasion and they do well in making different parts of the home relevant to the story that is unfolding. Kevin Pollak plays the homeowner and father of those abducted who also happens to be very wealthy. Since things are never what they seem, all characters involved may have more going on without spoiling anything. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it before so click below.

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