Hostage vs London Calling
London Calling has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.3/10 for Hostage). Hostage is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 54m. Hostage is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Hostage | London Calling | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | South Africa |
| Director | Florent-Emilio Siri | Allan Ungar |
| Main cast | Kevin Pollak, Kim Coates, Robert Knepper, Jonathan Tucker, Glenn Morshower | Rick Hoffman, Josh Duhamel, Aidan Gillen, Neil Sandilands, Brandon Auret |
Synopsis
Hostage
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 own family is held captive by the mob.
London Calling
After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.
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