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Every second counts. - Hostage
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Title: Hostage

Release Date: 10 Mar 2005

Runtime: 1h 53m

Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime

Director: Yari Film Group, Miramax, Cheyenne Enterprises, Stratus Film Co., Syndicate Films International, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II, Hostage GmbH

Production Companies: Yari Film Group, Miramax, Cheyenne Enterprises, Stratus Film Co., Syndicate Films International, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II, Hostage GmbH

Overview: When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.338 (1612 votes)

Cast

  • Jeff Talley: Bruce Willis
  • Mars Krupcheck: Ben Foster
  • Dennis Kelly: Jonathan Tucker
  • Tommy Smith: Jimmy Bennett
  • Jennifer Smith: Michelle Horn
  • Kevin Kelly: Marshall Allman
  • Walter Smith: Kevin Pollak
  • Amanda Talley: Rumer Willis
  • Wil Bechler: Robert Knepper
  • The Watchman: Kim Coates
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