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6 Days (2017) Rated R

This film is based on the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980, where there was a standoff between Iranian Arabs and SAS soldiers. Starring Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, and Abbie Cornish. This film provides a wonderful telling of the events that … Continue reading

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S.F.W. (1994) Rated R

A teenager becomes a celebrity after he is taken hostage by terrorists and his indifference to their threats makes the headlines. Starring Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, and Jake Busey. This film is an interesting take on hostage situations and the … Continue reading

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Money Monster (2016) Rated R

A financial TV host and his producer find themselves in a hostage situation with an investor. Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jack O’Connell. Well, this film is a disappointment. It’s slow burning with lack of thrill. Mostly, the film consists of … Continue reading

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Reverie (NBC) Rated TV-14

A hostage negotiator works to retrieve people who are lost in a virtual reality program. Starring Sarah Shahi, Dennis Haysbert, and Sendhil Ramamurthy. This show brings a thriller to the small screen. Mara Kint heads into the virtual reality program to find … Continue reading

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Argo (2012) Rated R

A CIA agent goes undercover as a Hollywood film producer to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980. Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Kyle Chandler, … Continue reading

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Olympic Films

Without Limits (1998) Rated PG-13 The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and … Continue reading

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