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   Dog Day Afternoon

   Film · 1975 · also crime and drama

   Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates...

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   Breaking

   Film · 2022 · also crime and drama

   Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation...

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   Inside Man: Most Wanted

   Film · 2019 · also crime and thriller

   An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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   All the Money in the World

   Film · 2017 · also crime and thriller

   The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to...

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   Hostage

   Film · 2005 · also crime and thriller

   When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his ow...

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   STRAW

   Film · 2025 · also crime and drama

   What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.

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   The Betrayed

   Film · 2008 · also crime and drama

   Kidnappers force a young mother to recover money stolen by her shady husband.

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   Inside Man

   Film · 2006 · also crime and drama

   When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with c...

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   Swordfish

   Film · 2001 · also crime and thriller

   Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism,...

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    The International

    Film · 2009 · also crime and thriller

    An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to...

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