When a family is held hostage, former hostage negotiator Jeff Talley arrives at the scene. Talley's own family is kidnapped and Talley must decide which is more important: saving a family he doesn't even know or saving his own family.
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- jackmeatSeptember 4, 2025My 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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Hostage was released on March 10, 2005.
Hostage was directed by Florent-Emilio Siri.
Hostage has a runtime of 1h 53m.
Hostage was produced by Mark Gordon, Bob Yari, Bruce Willis, Arnold Rifkin.
When a family is held hostage, former hostage negotiator Jeff Talley arrives at the scene. Talley's own family is kidnapped and Talley must decide which is more important: saving a family he doesn't even know or saving his own family.
The key characters in Hostage are Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis), Mars Krupcheck (Ben Foster), Dennis Kelly (Jonathan Tucker).
Hostage is rated R.
Hostage is a Thriller, Crime, Action film.
Hostage has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.
Hostage had a budget of $52M.
Hostage has made $77.9M at the box office.