When it comes to the hostage genre, I'm the first whose mind goes to action flicks because, let's be honest, nothing says "hostage movie" like an action movie. But there's so much more to the genre and that's the way I decided to go with two of my picks.
Argo (2012)
Iran, 1979. The American embassy was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans were taken hostage. Six managed to escape and, in order to get them out of the country, CIA agent Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) acts under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a sci-fi film. I've seen this only once, shortly after it won the Best Picture Oscar, and I really enjoyed it as it was very gripping and tense. Especially to my ignorant old self who didn't know history.
John Q (2002)
John Quincy Archibald (Denzel Washington) takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant. Watched ages ago when my obsession with Denzel began, this film kept me on the edge of my seat for the entire time. I'm pretty sure I even cried at some point. And Denzel's performance was fantastic.
Speed (1994)
A retired bomb squad member, Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper), arms a bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. It's up to a young police officer (Keanu Reeves), with the help of one of the passengers (Sandra Bullock), to save the people on the bus. I watched this for Sandra Bullock and I ended up falling in love, all over again, with Keanu Reeves. As for the movie, it's such a thrilling action flick.
What genre do you usually associate with hostage movies? And which movies would you pick?
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