Movies and TV series about kidnapping

The 60 best titles about kidnapping, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

High and Low
iRank89
1963 · Akira Kurosawa
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
The Silence of the Lambs
iRank88
1991 · Jonathan Demme
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
iRank86
2016 · Yoon Ha-lim
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Room
iRank85
2015 · Lenny Abrahamson
MovieDramaThriller
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
Get Out
iRank85
2017 · Jordan Peele
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interr
Monsters, Inc.
iRank84
2001 · Pete Docter
MovieAnimationComedyFamily
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their worl
Iron Man
iRank83
2008 · Jon Favreau
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Dirty Harry
iRank82
1971 · Don Siegel
MovieActionCrimeThriller
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
Prisoners
iRank79
2013 · Denis Villeneuve
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a
The Big Lebowski
iRank78
1998 · Joel Coen
MovieComedyCrime
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged
10 Cloverfield Lane
iRank78
2016 · Dan Trachtenberg
MovieDramaHorrorScience Fiction
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable
Bugonia
iRank77
2025 · Yorgos Lanthimos
MovieComedyScience FictionThriller
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
The Chaser
iRank76
2008 · Na Hong-jin
MovieActionCrimeThriller
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue t
Escape from New York
iRank76
1981 · John Carpenter
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken
Don't Breathe
iRank75
2016 · Fede Álvarez
MovieCrimeHorrorThriller
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
Missing
iRank75
2023 · Nicholas D. Johnson
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June cre
Breakdown
iRank74
1997 · Jonathan Mostow
MovieActionCrimeDrama
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck d
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
iRank74
2018 · Jim Donovan
MovieCrimeDramaTV Movie
On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but whe
Seven Psychopaths
iRank73
2012 · Martin McDonagh
MovieComedyCrime
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
The Black Phone
iRank72
2022 · Scott Derrickson
MovieHorrorThriller
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to
Romancing the Stone
iRank72
1984 · Robert Zemeckis
MovieActionAdventureComedy
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parce
True Lies
iRank72
1994 · James Cameron
MovieActionThriller
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nucle
Fresh
iRank71
2022 · Mimi Cave
MovieHorrorThriller
Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery stor
Hail, Caesar!
iRank71
2016 · Joel Coen
MovieComedyMystery
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
Abigail
iRank70
2024 · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
MovieHorrorThriller
A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary
Greenland
iRank69
2020 · Ric Roman Waugh
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled,
RED
iRank68
2010 · Robert Schwentke
MovieActionAdventureComedy
After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to
Big Trouble in Little China
iRank68
1986 · John Carpenter
MovieActionAdventureComedy
Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green ey
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
iRank68
1994 · Wes Craven
MovieFantasyHorrorMystery
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
iRank67
1989 · Daisuke Nishio
MovieActionAnimationFantasy
In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and sav
Taken
iRank67
2008 · Pierre Morel
MovieActionThriller
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his wors
Rob-B-Hood
iRank67
2006 · Benny Chan Muk-Sing
MovieActionComedyDrama
For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off h
The Lost City
iRank66
2022 · Aaron Nee
MovieActionAdventureComedy
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets ki
Commando
iRank64
1985 · Mark L. Lester
MovieActionAdventureThriller
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fi
Salt
iRank64
2010 · Phillip Noyce
MovieActionMysteryThriller
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all h
Sound of Freedom
iRank64
2023 · Alejandro Monteverde
MovieActionDrama
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
iRank61
2026 · Lee Cronin
MovieHorrorMystery
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns int
Transporter 2
iRank61
2005 · Louis Leterrier
MovieActionCrimeThriller
Professional driver, and former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policy dire
Man on Fire
iRank61
2004 · Tony Scott
MovieActionDramaThriller
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by
The Equalizer 2
iRank60
2018 · Antoine Fuqua
MovieActionCrimeThriller
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.
The Call
iRank58
2013 · Brad Anderson
MovieCrimeThriller
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted
Knight and Day
iRank56
2010 · James Mangold
MovieActionComedy
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across
Mercy
iRank56
2026 · Timur Bekmambetov
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.
Ma
iRank55
2019 · Tate Taylor
MovieHorrorThriller
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make
A Working Man
iRank55
2025 · David Ayer
MovieActionCrimeThriller
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers,
The Last House on the Left
iRank54
2009 · Dennis Iliadis
MovieCrimeDramaHorror
When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginnin
Kiss the Girls
iRank54
1997 · Gary Fleder
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women an
Now You See Me 2
iRank53
2016 · Jon M. Chu
MovieCrimeThriller
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists t
Murder Mystery 2
iRank52
2023 · Jeremy Garelick
MovieComedyCrimeMystery
After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.
Baby's Day Out
iRank52
1994 · Patrick Read Johnson
MovieAdventureComedyCrime
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone
The Bad Batch
iRank52
2017 · Ana Lily Amirpour
MovieActionHorrorRomance
After being exiled to a fenced-off wasteland, Arlen is kidnapped by a group of cannibals and goes on a journey to reunite a missing girl with her father.
Colonia
iRank52
2016 · Florian Gallenberger
MovieDramaHistory
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.
John Q
iRank51
2002 · Nick Cassavetes
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he dec
Horrible Bosses 2
iRank51
2014 · Sean Anders
MovieComedy
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
Drive Angry
iRank50
2011 · Patrick Lussier
MovieActionCrimeFantasy
Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell, intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. He joins forces with a sexy, tough-as-nails waitres
Bad Boys II
iRank49
2003 · Michael Bay
MovieActionComedyCrime
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Jo
Red One
iRank49
2024 · Jake Kasdan
MovieActionComedyFantasy
After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
iRank49
1995 · Steve Oedekerk
MovieAdventureComedyCrime
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this b
Taken 2
iRank48
2012 · Olivier Megaton
MovieActionCrimeThriller
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
White Chicks
iRank45
2004 · Keenen Ivory Wayans
MovieComedyCrime
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disf