Movies like Connected
If Connected's mix of fight, kidnapping and hostage stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Connected's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Crime Story
1993 · Directed by Kirk Wong Chi-Keung · 107 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping, hostage · Also a cn action film
A special agent is assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case.
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Paradox
2017 · Directed by Wilson Yip · 101 min6.8
Why you'll like itWith Louis Koo · Shares: kidnapping · Also a cn action film
When a Hong Kong police negotiator is informed about the sudden disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter in Thailand, he travels there to search for her whereabouts.
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Suicide Kings
1997 · Directed by Peter O'Fallon · 106 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping, hostage · Also action and crime
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.
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Drug War
2012 · Directed by Johnnie To · 107 min6.9
Why you'll like itWith Louis Koo · Also a cn action film
A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
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The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 165 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: fight, hostage · Also action and crime
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department.
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Protector
2026 · Directed by Adrian Grünberg · 90 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also action and thriller
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
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21 Bridges
2019 · Directed by Brian Kirk · 100 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: hostage · Also crime and action
An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
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Close Range
2015 · Directed by Isaac Florentine · 80 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also action and crime
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
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Havoc
2025 · Directed by Gareth Evans · 107 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: police corruption · Also action and crime
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.
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Hostage
2005 · Directed by Florent-Emilio Siri · 113 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (2000s)
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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The Dead Pool
1988 · Directed by Buddy Van Horn · 91 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: fight · Also action and crime
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures.
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Shock Wave
2017 · Directed by Herman Yau · 119 min6.7
Why you'll like itAlso a cn action film
When a terrorist who specializes in explosives takes hold of an underground tunnel, he threatens to kill hostages if his demands are not met.