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A volatile, ravaged community wages war against a corrupt government to protect their land from being destroyed by excessive oil drilling and spills. To seek justice a rebel organization kidnaps an American oil executive and demands that his corporation end the destruction. Tensions quickly rise that turn a hostage situation into an all out explosive attack.
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Dominic King is a master negotiator, working with dangerous kidnappers in exotic and risky locations to bring the victims of international kidnapping home. His methods do not always win him favor with the police and politicians, or his wife, but he does what he needs to get the job done.
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Looking to start a new life, a former hitman nicknamed The Jesuit is unable to escape the sins of his past. With enemies on both sides of the law, he has nowhere to turn when his only son is kidnapped by a ruthless cartel boss. He'll stop at nothing to save his boy in this gritty action-thriller.
45) Spy school
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When Thomas, a class clown who is infamous for telling tall tales, discovers a secret plot to kidnap the President's daughter, no one believes him. Realizing that he must take matters into his own hands, Thomas must embark on the adventure of a lifetime. A film about friendship and the value of honesty.
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Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick, Dale, and Kurt decide to become their own bosses by launching their own business. But a slick investor soon pulls the rug out from under them. Outplayed and desperate, and with no legal recourse, the three would-be entrepreneurs hatch a misguided plan to kidnap the investor's adult son and ransom him to regain control of their company.
47) Julia
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Julia is a 40-year-old alcoholic on the constant decline. She spends the nights partying, usually not knowing where she is, when she wakes up. Because of that, she loses her job. Her only friend, Mitch, a recovering alcoholic himself, makes her go to an AA meeting, where she meets her neighbor, Elena. Elena tells Julia that she wants to kidnap her son who is living with his very rich grandfather and go back to Mexico with him and she needs Julia to...
48) Captive
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In this relentless thriller, French star Isabelle Huppert brings passion and courage to her portrayal of a hostage caught in a seemingly hopeless situation. At a beach resort in the Philippines, 20 guests are kidnapped by an Islamic separatist group fighting for their independence. French social worker Therese Bourgoine is among those taken to a jungle island, with the Filipino army in pursuit. As the captors and their hostages journey through dense...
49) Supremacy
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A white supremacist (Joe Anderson) shoots a cop on his first day of parole, driving he and his girlfriend to take an entire family hostage. Now, the father (Danny Glover) must use his understanding of the racist mind to keep his family alive.
50) The prey
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Franck is serving a prison sentence after successfully robbing a national bank. Before he got caught he managed to hide the money. Now, more than just the police are looking for it. His cellmate Jean-Louis promises to look after Franck's family when he gets out, but a man named Manuel tells Franck that Jean-Louis is a suspected serial killer. Upon learning that his family might be in danger, Franck escapes from prison while police officer Claire and...
51) Mercy road
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After committing an impulsive, vicious crime while searching for his missing daughter, a frantic father goes on the run from law enforcement and soon begins receiving chilling calls from an unknown entity claiming to know her whereabouts. As he faithfully follows the caller's increasingly unhinged instructions, he is driven perilously close to the edge of sanity while discovering exactly how far he is willing to go to save his child.
52) The black phone
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"Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer's previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney"--Container.
53) Nancy
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A serial imposter, Nancy (Andrea Riseborough, *Birdman, Mandy*) becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child, and when she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, the power of emotion threatens to overcome all rationality. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic and winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for Best First Screenplay and Best Supporting Female...
54) Lucy
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Altered by a dangerous new drug allowing her to use 100% of her brain capacity, Lucy transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic, allowing her to turn the tables on her captors who intended to use her for their own purposes.
55) Tesnota
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TESNOTA (CLOSENESS, 2017) is the incendiary debut feature from the young and brilliant Kantemir Balagov (Beanpole). 1998, Nalchik, the North Caucasus, Russia. 24-year-old Ilana works in her father’s garage to help him make ends meet. One evening, her extended family and friends gather to celebrate the engagement of her younger brother David. Later that night, the young couple is kidnapped, and a ransom demand delivered. In this close-knit Jewish...
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Frank Martin is the best driver money can buy, willing to deliver anything for a price. But when his father is kidnapped by a gorgeous gang of thieves, Frank must shift his skills into overdrive to rescue him. Loaded with nonstop action and excitement, it is a turbo-charged thrill ride full of hairpin twists and dangerous curves.
57) Oldboy
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Kidnapped and kept in solitary confinement for 20 years, Joe Doucett has suddenly been set free without a word of explanation. Obsessed with finding those who imprisoned him, Doucett wreaks havoc upon his captors, unaware his freedom is part of a plan and his true punishment's about to begin.
58) Open season 2
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Elliot and Boog find themselves on another adventure. After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the alter takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. Boog, Elliot, McSquizzy, Buddy and the rest of the woodland creatures launch a full-scale rescue mission for their sausage-shaped friend and soon find themselves in enemy camp. Led by a toy poodle named...
59) Salvo
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Italiano
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A hitman for the Sicilian Mafia, SALVO is solitary, cold and ruthless. When he sneaks into a house on an assignment, he discovers Rita, an innocent young blind girl who must stand by powerlessly while her brother is assassinated. What follows is an intense exchange fueled by adrenaline and fear between the killer and his witness, one that changes their two lives in an instant. The darkness is lifted from Rita’s eyes just as SALVO decides, against...
60) Proof of life
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Rebels in a politically volitile Latin American country have kidnapped Alice Bowman's husband for ransom--$3 million. Terry Thorne is the hostage retrieval expert who becomes Alice's only hope in navigating a high-stakes game where terrorists value money over life.
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