Hostage
The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and has hidden her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by the hostage taker. After he is told that he holds the life of a person in his hand, he is ordered to burn the money. As he complies, the federal agents break in and attempt to subdue the man, who shoots himself in the head before he reveals where the woman is hidden. The Driver then tries to find the hostage before she drowns in the trunk of a sinking car. As a twist, the kidnapped woman is revealed to be the hostage taker's lover. She coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.
Hostage (2002)
John Woo
At a glance
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
6.6/10
90 votes
Rating consensus
66/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~66/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Clive Owen
The Driver
Maury Chaykin
The Kidnapper
Kathryn Morris
Linda Delacroix (The Hostage)
Darius McCrary
FBI Commander
Gerry Becker
Doctor
James MacDonald
SWAT Team Commander
Lyon Reese
FBI Technician
Gina Briganti
Town Member
Christopher Gilbertson
SWAT Team Member
Shannon Holzer
SWAT Team Member
James D. Dever
SWAT Team Member
Robert 'Rock' Galotti
SWAT Team Member
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Hostage (2002)
John Woo
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