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61) Hostage
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English
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Bruce Willis stars as Jeff Talley, a big-city hostage negotiator who voluntarily trades trauma for house calls when he becomes Chief of Police in a sleepy town. But when a random crime escalates into a deadly standoff, Talley finds himself thrust into a situation far more volatile and terrifying than anything he could ever imagine.
62) The kill point
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English
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"Mr. Wolf" is an Iraq war veteran who leads his ex-platoon on a daring bank heist during broad daylight. But when the robbery goes tragically wrong, the onetime soldier has no choice but to take hostages-- and take sides against the country that he once served. Going head-to-head with Mr. Wolf is "Horst Cali, " a no-nonsense hostage negotiator who refuses to back down in the face of mounting pressure. What follows is a match of wits and guts between...
64) Mad city
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English
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Sam is a misguided museum guard who loses his job, then tries to get it back at gunpoint. Max is a local TV reporter taken hostage with schoolchildren when Sam locks down the museum. It's a desperate move for Sam, a career move for Max. He's on the inside of a live exclusive. Now he must give Sam's story a heroic spin, keep a cynical network anchor at bay and above all, keep America watching. And as Max pulls the strings, the stakes grow higher, darker,...
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日本語
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Interspersed with archival footage relating the origins of the political unrest of the 1960, the film introduces the young men and women who will ultimately go on to become militant activists seeking to overthrow the established world order. As two of the most radical student groups come together to form the United Red Army (URA) and head into the mountains to conduct a training camp, ideology devolves into despotism, and the URA's leaders begin to...
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English
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Lead negotiator, Sgt. Greg Parker, and his trusted team, Ed, Sam, and Jules face their darkest hour this season. A serial killer is on the run with a victim in tow, a deadly 'smart' gun is stolen, and Ed is forced to kill a teenage girl in the line of duty. But it all comes down to the wire when a terrorist starts bombing the city's most populated buildings. In the epic conclusion, the SRU gives it everything they've got to save a city plunged into...
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中文(繁體)
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Running out of time: Expert hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-sang is drawn into a psychological game of cat and mouse when a criminal mastermind with weeks to live decides to take on the entire Hong Kong police force. There's more to his plan than meets the eye, but can Inspector Ho figure it out and catch him in time? He's got 72 hours to try. Running out of time 2: Inspector Ho pursues a sophisticated art thief with a taste for the theatrical.
69) Hostage takers
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"This timely and important title examines the motivations, events, and effects of the terrorist practice of taking hostages. From political bargaining throughout history to current activity by the terrorist group ISIS, readers will consider the reasons that groups engage in hostage taking and learn about the effects it has on victims and their larger communities. Taking the stance of a global citizen, readers will debate whether hostage takers should...
71) Hostage: setup
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English
Description
A former Los Angeles hostage negotiator working in a small town must deal with two hostage situations, one involving his family being held hostage; when several friends team up to pull off a heist, they discover that they have been betrayed by one of their own crew.
72) Kidnap + rescue
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English
Description
Every day hundreds of people are kidnapped. And it's happening here, in the United States. Get an inside look at the true stories of kidnapping, rescue, and recovery. This is a world that has been shrouded in secrecy, until now. Told in first person by the operators that risk their lives to bring home the victims of kidnapping and hostage situations.
74) Oblężenie
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Polish
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"When Dallas TV news anchor Tiel McCoy stops at a convenience store in the one-horse town of Rojo Flats, she just wants to phone her new boyfriend to explain that their vacation plans must be delayed for a breaking news story that's too good to pass up. Sabra Denby, daughter of a Fort Worth millionaire, has been kidnapped by fellow student Ronnie Davison-and they're headed her way. The store isn't crowded; just a rugged-looking cowboy, a pair of golden...
76) El negociador
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Español
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Kate O'Malley es especialista en negociar en situaciones en las que hay rehenes: debe desactivar las bombas de tiempo humanas antes de que exploten.
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Español
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Max, agente del FBI, ha roto su relación con Gina, una joven a la que conoció durante un secuestro aéreo. A pesar de la pasión que siente por ella, todo el valor que tiene en el cumplimiento de su deber le falta a la hora de comprometerse con una mujer. Pero cuando recibe la noticia de que Gina ha sido víctima de un atentado terrorista junta a su amiga Molly, Max intentará salvar a las dos mujeres.
When Gina Vitagliano, the young woman he...
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English
Description
From World War II to today, men and women have undertaken roles that involve overwhelming peril, seemingly unbeatable odds, and almost certain death. From lumberjacks in remote forests to truckers on an ice road to tank crews and pathfinders in war zones. Witness terrifying assignments as paratroopers land behind enemy lines, Navy demolition units clear obstacles before D-Day, British battalions take out German gun batteries, just to name a few.
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English
Description
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority train dispatcher Walter Garber's day is turned upside down when he must face-off against Ryder, the criminal mind that has hijacked the passengers of subway train, Pelham 1-2-3. Ryder is the leader of a highly-armed gang of four, including a henchman who used to work for the MTA. NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti initially takes charge of the situation, but quickly realizes that Ryder will only deal...
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