Hostage vs The Chaser
The Chaser has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Hostage). Hostage is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 5m. Hostage is the older of the two (2005 against 2008). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hostage
The Chaser| Hostage | The Chaser | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Florent-Emilio Siri | Na Hong-jin |
| Main cast | Kevin Pollak, Kim Coates, Robert Knepper, Jonathan Tucker, Glenn Morshower | Oh Yeon-ah, Kim Yun-seok, Park Hyo-ju, Jeong In-gi, Choi Jung-woo |
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.
The Chaser
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp 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 that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
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