Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "taken-prisoner"

1. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

R | 121 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Barry G. Bernson, Herb Caillouet, Bill Camp, Raffey Cassidy

Votes: 188,590 | Gross: $2.29M

2. Tusk (I) (2014)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Horror

A brash and arrogant podcaster gets more than he bargained for when he travels to Canada to interview a mysterious recluse... who has a rather disturbing fondness for walruses.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Justin Long, Michael Parks, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez

Votes: 63,493 | Gross: $1.82M

3. The Killing Fields (1984)

R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History

A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.

Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands

Votes: 59,420 | Gross: $34.70M

4. Outlander (2008)

R | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking's Iron Age weaponry.

Director: Howard McCain | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman, Jack Huston

Votes: 78,779 | Gross: $0.16M

5. The One (2001)

PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A rogue Multiverse agent goes on a manhunt for alternate versions of himself, getting stronger with each kill. Only the last version of himself, an LASD cop, can stop his crusade before he becomes "The One".

Director: James Wong | Stars: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham

Votes: 96,220 | Gross: $43.91M

6. Twins of Evil (1971)

R | 87 min | Horror

A religious sect led by Gustav Weil hunts all women suspected of witchcraft, killing a number of innocent victims. Young Frieda, Gustav's niece, will involve herself in a devilish cult, and become an instrument of Justice in the region.

Director: John Hough | Stars: Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Mary Collinson, Madeleine Collinson

Votes: 6,527

7. Dreams (1990)

PG | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy

A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.

Directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada

Votes: 29,265 | Gross: $1.96M

8. The Long Ships (1964)

Not Rated | 126 min | Adventure, Drama

A vagabond Viking adventurer and a Moor both compete to find "The Mother of All Voices", a legendary golden bell near the Pillars of Hercules.

Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, Rosanna Schiaffino

Votes: 3,140

9. Black Robe (1991)

R | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, War

In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg

Votes: 7,676 | Gross: $8.21M

10. Don't Fuck in the Woods 2 (2022)

87 min | Horror

The counselors of Pine Hills Summer Camp are getting the grounds ready for the season. While they set up, a mysterious girl enters the camp after a night of bloodshed. And there are things following her as well.

Director: Shawn Burkett | Stars: Cheyenne Gordon, Brittany Blanton, Mark Justice, Kenzie Phillips

Votes: 518

11. When Trumpets Fade (1998 TV Movie)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama, War

A private in the latter days of WWII on the German front struggles between his will to survive and what his superiors perceive as a battlefield instinct.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Ron Eldard, Zak Orth, Frank Whaley, Dylan Bruno

Votes: 8,260

12. The Lost World (2001)

TV-14 | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

An expedition leaves for the Amazon to prove the existence of dinosaurs.

Stars: Bob Hoskins, James Fox, Tom Ward, Matthew Rhys

Votes: 3,391

13. Revelation Road: The Black Rider (2014)

Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The Rapture has come and gone. In it's wake, a wasteland filled with desperate bandits. Josh McManus, a drifter with a knack for fighting, must find the mysterious "Shepherd" - a dangerous mission that will put his faith to the test.

Director: Gabriel Sabloff | Stars: David A.R. White, James Denton, Hilty Bowen, Michael Bailey Smith

Votes: 894

14. Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)

Unrated | 122 min | Drama, History

In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, he raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored.

Director: Arnaud des Pallières | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Mélusine Mayance, Delphine Chuillot, David Kross

Votes: 9,216

15. Alien Outpost (2014)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A documentary crew follows an elite unit of soldiers in the wake of an alien invasion.

Director: Jabbar Raisani | Stars: Adrian Paul, Reiley McClendon, Brandon Auret, Rick Ravanello

Votes: 6,528

16. Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

An ice-skating Snow White finds refuge from the Wicked Queen with the Three Stooges.

Directors: Walter Lang, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Carol Heiss, Joe DeRita

Votes: 1,186 | Gross: $2.62M

17. Cry 'Havoc' (1943)

Passed | 97 min | Drama, War

A chronicle of the experiences of a mixed group of Army hospital volunteers stationed in Bataan during World War II.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Fay Bainter

Votes: 1,221

18. Hawmps! (1976)

G | 113 min | Comedy, Family, Western

In 1854, at Fort Val Verde, Texas, the U.S. Cavalry is experimenting the novel idea of using camels rather than horses as a means of transportation.

Director: Joe Camp | Stars: James Hampton, Christopher Connelly, Slim Pickens, Denver Pyle

Votes: 379

19. Ghost of the China Sea (1958)

Unrated | 79 min | Drama, War

A ragtag band of civilians and military personnel evade the Japanese in the Philippines, utilising the so-called USS Frankenstein.

Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: David Brian, Lynette Bernay, Norman Wright, Harry Chang

Votes: 91

20. Roaring Roads (1935)

Passed | 57 min | Action, Crime, Romance

Young David Morton, heir to millions, has been overzealously restrained from normal youthful activities by his two old-maid aunts, Harriet and Agatha. In a break from his confinement, he ... See full summary »

Directors: Ray Nazarro, Charles E. Roberts | Stars: David Sharpe, Gertrude Messinger, Mary Kornman, Mickey Daniels

Votes: 90

21. The Younger Brother (I) (1911)

Short, Drama, War

When the two Werner brothers are called to the front it is not strange that the mother is very solicitous about the younger brother and enjoins the older boy to care for and defend him at ... See full summary »

Stars: Charles Eldridge, Mary Maurice, James Morrison, Tefft Johnson

22. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: The Swords of Wayland (1984)

TV-PG | 102 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The village of Uffcombe is getting nightly visits from strangely disguised riders, called "The Hounds of Lucifer" by locals, who kill and drag away terrified villagers. The riders have also... See full summary »

Director: Robert Young | Stars: Dallas Adams, John Abineri, Michael Praed, James Donnelly

Votes: 198

23. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and his companions are sent to the planet Skaro by the Time Lords to prevent the creation of the Daleks.

Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher

Votes: 1,156

24. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Planet of Evil: Part One (1975)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and Sarah answer a distress call and find themselves on Zeta Minor, the last planet of the known universe, where a Morestran expedition has gone missing.

Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Frederick Jaeger, Ewen Solon

Votes: 597

25. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Creature from the Pit: Part One (1979)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Tardis lands on the overgrown jungle planet of Chloris where the Doctor examines an unusual giant eggshell but soon he and Romana are taken prisoner by the guards of Lady Adrasta, the planet's cruel ruler.

Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Myra Frances, Eileen Way

Votes: 470

26. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Face of Evil: Part One (1977)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Travelling alone, the Doctor lands on a nameless planet in the far future where he meets a warrior woman named Leela, recently banished from her tribe, the Sevateem who recognise the Doctor as the "Evil One" and wish to destroy him.

Director: Pennant Roberts | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, David Garfield, Victor Lucas

Votes: 573

27. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Masque of Mandragora: Part One (1976)

TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and Sarah are drawn into the Mandragora Helix, an entity which exists among the stars and which transports the TARDIS to 15th century Italy.

Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Jon Laurimore, Antony Carrick

Votes: 566

28. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Sontaran Experiment: Part One (1975)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor, Sarah and Harry teleports to Earth to ensure the planet is safe for the survivors on-board Nerva Beacon to return to Earth and re-inhabit their world. Only to find a Sontaran ... See full summary »

Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Donald Douglas

Votes: 773

29. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Time and the Rani: Part One (1987)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Rani, needing the Doctor's expertise, shoots down his TARDIS, crash-landing it on planet Lykertya where the Doctor dies and subsequently regenerates. She biochemically induces selective... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Morgan | Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Kate O'Mara, Mark Greenstreet

Votes: 551

30. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode: Storm Front (2004)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Following the destruction of the Xindi weapon, the Enterprise crew discovers that they have been sent back in time to 1944. However, history has been altered, leaving Nazi Germany in control of a large portion of the eastern United States.

Director: Allan Kroeker | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating

Votes: 1,722

31. Gargoyles (1994–1997)
Episode: Awakening: Part 2 (1994)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In the past, Goliath returns to the castle to find most of his clan have been destroyed, and the humans have been captured. The gargoyles go to rescue the humans, they rescues the humans ... See full summary »

Directors: Saburo Hashimoto, Kazuo Terada | Stars: Thom Adcox-Hernandez, Edward Asner, Jeff Bennett, Clancy Brown

Votes: 375

32. I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)
Episode: U.F.Oh Jeannie (1968)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Landing in a flying saucer spacecraft, Tony and Roger are captured by hillbillies who think that they are Martians.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Hayden Rorke, Bill Daily

Votes: 201

33. Maya (1967–1968)
Episode: The Allapur Conspiracy (1967)

60 min | Adventure

Terry Bowen hears a story about a great hunter, a very tall man like his father, is living in a remote town called Allapur. Terry insists on checking out the rumor despite meeting a dying ... See full summary »

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Jay North, Sajid Khan, Iftekhar, Akashdeep

Votes: 9

34. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: The Cell Within (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tubbs is held prisoner by a "reformed" psycho he put away years ago, who is obsessed with eradicating crime through extreme methods.

Director: Michael B. Hoggan | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 287

35. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: Seven Poor Knights from Acre (1984)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Crusaders returning from Palestine have their holy symbol stolen by a blind professional thief. Fiercely hunted by the enraged crusaders, the thief runs into the Sherwood Forest outlaws, ... See full summary »

Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Simon Rouse, Yves Beneyton, Ray Winstone, Mark Ryan

Votes: 175

36. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: Sergeant Gork (1976)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Fred regales young Roger with tall tales of his World war II exploits that draw more from the late movie than the history books.

Director: William R. Wyse | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley

Votes: 107

37. Sheena (2000–2002)
Episode: Stranded in the Jungle (2002)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure

Unaware of the civil war in the area, Cutter drops off a group of inept rich survivalist celebrities in the middle of a jungle to compete for 5 million dollars. Among them are Cutter's NFL idol and a writer whom Sheena met as a child.

Director: Carl Weathers | Stars: Gena Lee Nolin, John Allen Nelson, Margo Moorer, Kevin Quigley

Votes: 22

38. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: A Piece of the Action (1968)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The crew of the Enterprise struggles to cope with a planet of imitative people who have modeled their society on 1920s gangsters.

Director: James Komack | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Anthony Caruso

Votes: 3,837

39. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: All Our Yesterdays (1969)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When Kirk, Spock and McCoy investigate the disappearance of a doomed planet's population, they find themselves trapped in different periods of that world's past.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Mariette Hartley

Votes: 3,410

40. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: Bread and Circuses (1968)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Enterprise crew investigates the disappearance of a ship's crew on a planet that is a modern version of the Roman Empire.

Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, William Smithers

Votes: 3,296

41. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: Spock's Brain (1968)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The crew of the Enterprise pursues a mysterious woman who has abducted Spock's brain.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Marj Dusay

Votes: 3,636

42. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: The Omega Glory (1968)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Responding to a distress signal, Kirk finds Captain Tracey of the U.S.S. Exeter violating the prime directive and interfering with a war between the Yangs and the Kohms to find the secret of their longevity.

Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Morgan Woodward

Votes: 3,455

43. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: 'Til Death Do Us Part (1999)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Prophets have told Sisko they do not approve of his impending marriage. Having been captured by the Breen, Ezri and Worf still don't know why the Breen would even bother to capture them... See full summary »

Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Nicole de Boer, Michael Dorn

Votes: 1,745

44. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: Penumbra (1999)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When the ship Worf was serving on is attacked in battle and all search efforts are abandoned, Ezri takes a runabout in search of him against Sisko's orders. Meanwhile, Sisko proposes to Kassidy Yates.

Director: Stephen L. Posey | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Nicole de Boer, Michael Dorn

Votes: 1,757

45. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Attached (1993)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher discover things about one another when they are captured by an opposing alien race, due to the fact that the Enterprise has come to allow the planet's other ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 2,886

46. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Chain of Command, Part I (1992)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Picard is replaced as captain of the Enterprise so he, Lt. Worf and Dr. Crusher go on a top-secret mission into Cardassian space. Meanwhile, his replacement, Captain Jellico, meets his new command with some resistance from the crew.

Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,677

47. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Journey's End (1994)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After the Federation grants access by the Cardassians to a planet already inhabited by Native Americans, Picard has the daunting task of relocating them.

Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 2,887

48. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Samaritan Snare (1989)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

With Picard away for routine surgery, the Enterprise responds to an apparent distress call from a Pakled vessel.

Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,336

49. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Starship Mine (1993)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When the Enterprise puts in to space dock for an energy sweep of the ship which is lethal to humans, Picard gets trapped on board with technicians who are not what they appear to be.

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,269

50. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: The High Ground (1990)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

While visiting a planet under civil war, Dr. Crusher is taken hostage by an opposing faction of the planet's ruling government.

Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,360