Movies like First Kill
If First Kill's mix of kidnapping, hostage and police chief stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what First Kill's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Directed by Sidney Lumet · 124 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: hostage, bank robbery · Also crime and thriller
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the…
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Inside Man
2006 · Directed by Spike Lee · 129 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: hostage, bank robbery · Also crime and thriller
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
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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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Hostage
2005 · Directed by Florent-Emilio Siri · 113 min6.4
Why you'll like itWith Bruce Willis · Shares: kidnapping · Also action and thriller
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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Heat
1995 · Directed by Michael Mann · 170 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: bank robbery · Also crime and action
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest.
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Avengement
2019 · Directed by Jesse V. Johnson · 88 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: hostage · Also crime and action · From the same decade (2010s)
While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.
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Ransom
1996 · Directed by Ron Howard · 121 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: hostage · Also action and thriller
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
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Awake
2007 · Directed by Joby Harold · 84 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith Hayden Christensen · Also thriller and crime
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation.
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All the Money in the World
2017 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 132 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (2010s)
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
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Inside Man: Most Wanted
2019 · Directed by MJ Bassett · 105 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: bank robbery · Also action and crime · From the same decade (2010s)
An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.