Hostage is a movie directed by Florent-Emilio Siri in 2005 and based on the book of the same name by Robert Crais, first published in 2001. The movie features Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Jimmy Bennett, Michelle Horn, Ben Foster, Kim Coates, and others.
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Storyline
Former L.A. SWAT officer Jeff Talley is a hostage negotiator in Los Angeles. Shortly after Talley denies a SWAT commander’s request to give snipers the order to open fire, the despondent man kills his wife, son, and himself. A year later, Talley finds himself in another hostage situation.
Movie vs Book
Year
2005
Minutes
113
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Hostage
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Length: 1h53m
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Year
2001
Pages
400
Book Rate
8.04
S: Goodreads
Book
Hostage
Author: Robert Crais
Country: USA
First published in: 2001
Length: 400 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“Awful film adaptations follow novelists for the rest of their lives.”
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