Hostage fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Standout editing
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Hostage is nerve-racking, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and the mind
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
Every second counts.
You are here: HostageTap a poster to move
You are herePreview
vscompared with Hostage
Hostage2005
Point at a poster to compare itHold a poster to compare it
A chip fills to its level. Tap a full one for titles without that trait, a low one for titles with it.
Open a page:The Informer (2019)SPL: Kill Zone (2005)Kiss of Death (1995)Ricochet (1991)A Lonely Place to Die (2011)Task (2025)Jigra (2024)Braven (2018)No Mercy (2010)Shut In (2022)Yennai Arindhaal (2015)Patriot Games (1992)Confession of Murder (2012)The Last Frontier (2025)Theri (2016)Ripley's Game (2002)Dookudu (2011)Retribution (2015)The Desperate Hours (1955)Victoria (2015)Retro (2025)Don 2 (2011)Sikandar Ka Muqaddar (2024)Drug War (2012)Badlapur (2015)Kaithi (2019)Tell No One (2006)Hightown (2020)Nighthawks (1981)Shoot to Kill (1988)Aarya (2020)The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)Narrow Margin (1990)Gloria (1980)Headshot (2016)The Stranger (2020)Dead of Winter (2025)Marco (2024)One False Move (1992)Athadu (2005)The Shield (2002)Small Town Crime (2018)The Lookout (2007)A Hard Day (2014)The Next Three Days (2010)The Silent Hour (2024)A Simple Plan (1998)The Wrecking Crew (2026)Rogue City (2020)Flashpoint (2008)Maharaja (2024)16 Blocks (2006)Out of the Furnace (2013)Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017)Khakee (2004)Thadam (2019)Kin (2021)A Bittersweet Life (2005)DCI Banks (2011)A Vigilante (2019)The Frog (2020)Con Air (1997)Fast Charlie (2023)The Escapist (2008)
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 51/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 35%, and Metacritic 44). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 53 min
Hostage runs 1 h 53 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Hostage higher (63) than critics (40). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $52 million to make and earned $78 million worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Germany, United States.
+28GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Hostage in 42 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 60 storytelling tropes for Hostage, including Disc-One Final Boss, Siblings in Crime, "Die Hard" on an X.
6.5
