Hostage
“Every second counts.”
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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Cast
23 people
Bruce Willis
Jeff Talley
Known for
The Sixth Sense
Die Hard
Ben Foster
Mars Krupcheck
Known for
Pandorum
Warcraft
Jonathan Tucker
Dennis Kelly
Known for
Westworld
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Jimmy Bennett
Tommy Smith
Known for
Orphan
No Ordinary Family
Michelle Horn
Jennifer Smith
Known for
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Loving Annabelle
Marshall Allman
Kevin Kelly
Known for
Prison Break
True Blood
Kevin Pollak
Walter Smith
Known for
Tulsa King
The Usual Suspects
Rumer Willis
Amanda Talley
Known for
Return to Sender
Empire
Robert Knepper
Wil Bechler
Known for
Prison Break
Heroes
Kim Coates
The Watchman
Known for
Sons of Anarchy
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Glenn Morshower
Lt. Leifitz
Known for
After Earth
24
Johnny Messner
Mr. Jones
Florent-Emilio Siri Director · Doug Richardson Screenplay Robert Crais Author
Worldwide gross $78M · Budget $52M · United States release March 11, 2005
Box office
Budget
$52,000,000
Worldwide gross
$77,944,725
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Yari Film Group
Production
Miramax
Production · Studio
Cheyenne Enterprises
Production
Stratus Film Co.
Production
Syndicate Films International
Production
Hostage GmbH
Production
Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II
Production
Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Philippines · March 9, 2005
Theatrical
United States · March 11, 2005
Theatrical
Argentina
July 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Australia
April 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
March 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
June 2, 2006 · Theatrical
Croatia
July 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 27, 2005 · Theatrical
Egypt
March 30, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
May 5, 2005 · Premiere · Helsinki
May 27, 2005 · Theatrical
France
April 27, 2005 · Theatrical
February 22, 2006 · Physical · DVD & UMD
January 26, 2013 · Digital · VOD
February 11, 2013 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Georgia
August 12, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
March 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
April 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 19, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
July 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
April 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
March 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
June 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Kuwait
March 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 27, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 26, 2005 · Theatrical
March 23, 2008 · TV · RTL 5
March 6, 2013 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Norway
June 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
September 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Russia
March 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovakia
September 15, 2005 · Theatrical
February 6, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
March 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 17, 2005 · Theatrical · German
March 25, 2005 · Theatrical · Italian
April 27, 2005 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
April 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Thailand
May 12, 2005 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
March 23, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 11, 2005 · Theatrical
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