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Kanopy
89
8.4
/70110/
84
/1493/
83
/1074/
4.6
/191160/
97
/70/
95
/557/
90
/17/

High and Low (1963)
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
87
8.1
/778886/
80
/19177/
78
/8847/
4.2
/1235137/
94
/109/
92
/12442/
88
/26/
cc age 16+

Fargo (1996)
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!
poster
Kanopy
84
7.7
/9564/
75
/189/
71
/271/
3.9
/11504/
100
/26/
86
/105/
85
/8/

Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.
poster
80
7.7
/179486/
75
/5049/
74
/2658/
3.8
/166516/
89
/53/
90
/3814/
87
/10/
cc age 17+

Dirty Harry (1971)
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.6
/40554/
75
/1141/
74
/599/
4.1
/74898/
98
/45/
88
/930/
68
/4/

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
poster
75
6.9
/32384/
71
/734/
66
/431/
3.4
/15861/
93
/45/
72
/502/
78
/15/

Ruthless People (1986)
Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.4
/32965/
74
/514/
71
/363/
3.7
/14413/
70
/74/
89
/1161/
68
/28/

The Edukators (2004)
Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
poster
The Roku Channel
78
73
7.3
/6909/
72
/188/
70
/143/
3.8
/10750/
100
/8/
82
/59/

The Tall T (1957)
An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.
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Kanopy
73
7.0
/68386/
71
/1936/
69
/1040/
3.6
/48933/
83
/58/
69
/908/
74
/19/

Breakdown (1997)
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.
poster
72
6.9
/15110/
69
/589/
67
/430/
3.5
/21941/
85
/78/
77
/46/
73
/19/

The Clan (2015)
In Argentina, between 1982 and 1985, the Puccios, a well-established family of San Isidro, an upper-class suburb of Buenos Aires, kidnap several people and hold them as hostages for a ransom.
poster
Apple TV
69
5.5
/30923/
61
/2773/
55
/424/
2.8
/122890/
83
/232/
84
/580/
74
/47/
cc age 15+

Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
69
7.5
/8075/
77
/103/
71
/114/
3.9
/7971/
82
/17/
83
/89/

Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.
poster
Peacock Premium
69
6.3
/149166/
62
/7193/
59
/3932/
3.3
/246324/
86
/359/
44
/2496/
72
/50/
cc age 13+

Hail, Caesar! (2016)
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
poster
Starz
68
6.7
/28365/
66
/881/
64
/575/
3.3
/8218/
81
/100/
67
/1093/
65
/19/
cc age 17+

The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
poster
67
6.5
/113064/
67
/7940/
66
/1894/
3.0
/461607/
83
/226/
83
/297/
62
/38/
cc age 17+

Abigail (2024)
A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.
poster
67
6.7
/13232/
65
/280/
66
/309/
3.5
/28620/
77
/31/
58
/129/
59
/10/

Obsession (1976)
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
poster
YouTube TV
67
6.7
/143001/
69
/3312/
66
/2007/
3.3
/52318/
74
/73/
63
/1794/
61
/21/

Ransom (1996)
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
poster
Netflix
64
6.3
/65365/
64
/3506/
61
/1536/
3.1
/123032/
79
/70/
53
/299/
62
/19/
cc age 18+

Apostle (2018)
In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.
poster
63
6.5
/64917/
68
/2001/
63
/1005/
3.1
/28559/
62
/42/
53
/1064/
62
/20/
cc age 15+

Executive Decision (1996)
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
poster
Peacock Premium
74
61
7.6
/4404/
73
/54/
72
/51/
3.6
/4482/
80
/353/

Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)
A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
poster
MGM Plus
67
61
6.6
/7228/
66
/167/
62
/128/
3.4
/3888/
83
/12/
58
/57/

Juggernaut (1974)
A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship. Inspired by real events.
poster
Kanopy
61
6.6
/36997/
69
/887/
63
/477/
3.3
/19039/
46
/134/
70
/1161/
49
/30/
cc age 18+

The Way of the Gun (2000)
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
poster
The Roku Channel
68
60
6.9
/6068/
70
/148/
68
/111/
3.6
/8673/
62
/95/

The Street Fighter (1974)
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
6.9
/30349/
68
/719/
66
/316/
3.3
/10185/
34
/32/
74
/1367/
43
/15/

Suicide Kings (1997)
Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.
poster
The Roku Channel
60
58
6.1
/13727/
64
/324/
59
/255/
3.1
/4730/
71
/17/
45
/1407/

The Cottage (2008)
In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.
poster
57
6.3
/2914/
63
/30/
59
/40/
3.1
/1720/
50
/8/
46
/26/

Travels with My Aunt (1972)
At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover.
poster
Plex
68
57
6.4
/1936/
67
/58/
63
/44/
3.4
/2932/
83
/6/
58
/57/

The Candy Snatchers (1973)
A nonverbal autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage heiress who has been kidnapped by a trio of young psychopaths, who are intent on extorting diamonds from her stepfather.
poster
72
57
6.8
/2500/
65
/79/
67
/87/
3.4
/1206/
100
/5/
68
/151/

Beast Stalker (2008)
Sergeant Tong is wracked with guilt after he unwittingly kills a young girl whilst capuring a criminal named Cheung. When the girl's sister is later kidnapped in a ploy to get Cheung released, Sergeant Tong vows to find and rescue her before she comes to harm.
poster
55
6.3
/3662/
61
/69/
62
/92/
3.2
/2056/
57
/7/
38
/22/
50
/6/

The Black Windmill (1974)
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.
poster
55
5.8
/14854/
60
/254/
57
/244/
2.9
/3078/
44
/131/
32
/339/
60
/34/
cc age 16+

The Clearing (2004)
When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
poster
Plex
55
6.4
/32305/
64
/754/
62
/448/
3.0
/4395/
38
/47/
54
/1228/
44
/17/

Unknown (2006)
Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.
poster
54
6.3
/38292/
65
/799/
61
/482/
3.1
/20211/
41
/37/
59
/1351/
37
/22/

A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.
poster
58
52
6.3
/6325/
68
/148/
62
/110/
3.2
/2478/
43
/7/
49
/55/
58
/7/

North Sea Hijack (1980)
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
poster
The Roku Channel
62
52
6.0
/4983/
64
/112/
60
/93/
3.0
/1299/
77
/13/
55
/96/

Oxygen (1999)
When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs out, Madeline pursues the trail laid by a killer calling himself Harry Houdini. After capturing him, Madeline brings Harry back to the police station, but is unable to get him to confess where Frances is buried. As time runs down, Harry gets inside the head of unstable, alcoholic Madeline.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
51
6.1
/6331/
61
/149/
60
/141/
2.7
/1699/
25
/63/
44
/343/
28
/18/

Nobel Son (2007)
Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, Thaddeus tries to convince Barkley to help him carry out a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against their patriarch.
poster
Kanopy
72
50
6.8
/1904/
62
/32/
65
/27/
3.7
/6820/
94
/17/

Night of the Juggler (1980)
When a twisted psychotic kidnaps a young girl, mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy developer, her father, a hardened ex-cop, doggedly hunts them through New York's seamy streets.
poster
50
6.1
/26971/
64
/763/
61
/603/
2.8
/8474/
17
/59/
48
/550/
42
/15/
cc age 15+

Trapped (2002)
When their daughter is abducted by experienced kidnappers, the Jennings turn the tables on their seemingly fool-proof plan.
poster
50
5.5
/35219/
62
/1292/
61
/896/
2.7
/26993/
43
/1136/
27
/12/
cc age 12+

Problem Child (1990)
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.
poster
66
48
6.8
/3067/
68
/63/
64
/49/
3.4
/1444/
64
/253/

Union Station (1950)
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.
poster
The Roku Channel
72
47
7.2
/2409/
67
/57/
65
/30/
3.4
/958/
89
/177/
cc age 9+

Savannah Smiles (1982)
The young daughter of a politician runs away due to lack of attention. She hides in the car of two not too bright crooks who are slowly converted into parent figures as the police web closes down on the supposed kidnappers.
poster
The Roku Channel
66
47
5.5
/2237/
62
/68/
60
/37/
3.3
/654/
67
/6/
87
/99/
cc age 13+

The Saratov Approach (2013)
An inspirational true story. On what seemed like any other day, Elders Travis Tuttle (Corbin Allred) and Andrew Propst (Maclain Nelson) are approached by Nikolai (Nikita Bogolyubov) to teach a friend. But then the missionaries experience the unimaginable - they are kidnapped, beaten, and held for ransom. While their families, friends, and the world pray for their safe release, Tuttle and Propst are tested physically, emotionally, and most of all spiritually.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
46
6.1
/7081/
59
/217/
61
/156/
3.0
/902/
41
/79/

The Entitled (2011)
Without the security of the job he wants or the future he dreamed of, Paul Dynan plans the perfect crime to help his struggling family – abduct the socialite children of three wealthy men and collect a ransom of $3-million dollars. Over the course of one long night, Paul and his accomplices hold the rich kids hostage awaiting the ransom with little idea of the secrets that will surface between the fathers when they are forced to choose between their children and their money.
poster
46
4.7
/39119/
65
/6270/
53
/821/
2.2
/21058/
36
/213/
29
/926/
45
/41/
cc age 17+

Snatched (2017)
When her boyfriend dumps Emily, a spontaneous woman in her 30s, she persuades her ultra-cautious mom to accompany her on a vacation to Ecuador. When these two very different women are trapped on this wild journey, their bond as mother and daughter is tested and strengthened while they attempt to navigate the jungle and escape.
poster
61
45
6.5
/2749/
64
/30/
62
/45/
3.3
/768/
52
/42/
75
/187/
48
/17/

Secuestro Express (2004)
Young couple Carla and Martin are abducted by three men and spend a terrifying night in Caracas as they wait for Carla's father to hand over the ransom
poster
YouTube TV
68
43
7.0
/2670/
68
/24/
72
/33/
3.4
/881/
63
/98/

Ransom! (1956)
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
poster
Peacock Premium
58
43
5.7
/1765/
57
/46/
62
/74/
3.4
/3118/
62
/26/
45
/12/
55
/11/

'R Xmas (2001)
A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.
poster
43
5.2
/84327/
59
/3349/
57
/1937/
2.7
/88527/
15
/146/
43
/8876/
34
/33/
cc age 14+

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
After her triumph at the Miss United States pageant, FBI agent Gracie Hart becomes an overnight sensation -- and the new "face of the FBI". But it's time to spring into action again when the pageant's winner, Cheryl, and emcee, Stan, are abducted.
poster
JustWatch TV
66
41
6.5
/2247/
67
/36/
61
/30/
3.1
/1215/
80
/10/
61
/15/

The Son of the Sheik (1926)
Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who fronts her father's gang of mountebanks. She and Ahmed meet secretly until one night when her father and the gang capture the son of the sheik, torture him, and hold him for ransom.


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