Hostage (disambiguation)

A hostage is a person or entity held by a captor.

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Hostage or The Hostage may also refer to:

Film

The Hostage (1917 film), a 1917 American silent drama film
The Hostage (1956 film), a 1956 British crime film
The Hostage (1967 film), a 1967 American low-budget film starring Don O'Kelly
Hostage (1974 film), a 1974 Iranian film starring Reza Beyk Imanverdi and Nematollah Gorji
Hostage (1983 film), a 1983 Australian film based on the true story of Christine Maresch
Hostage (1988 film), a 1988 American made-for-TV film starring Carol Burnett
Hostage (1992 film), a 1992 British-Argentinian film starring Sam Neill and James Fox
Hostage (2005 film), a 2005 American thriller starring Bruce Willis
Hostage (2014 film), a 2014 Czech-Slovak co-production directed by Juraj Nvota

Hostage (novel), a novel by Robert Crais, basis for the 2005 film
The Hostage (play), a 1958 play by Brendan Behan
The Hostage (1959 novel), a 1959 novel by Henry Farrell, basis for the 1967 film
"The Hostage", a short story by C. S. Forester
"The Hostage" (ballad), a 1798 ballad by Friedrich Schiller
The Hostage (novel), a 1984 novel by Zayd Mutee' Dammaj
Hostage (memoir), a 2025 memoir by Eli Sharabi
Hostage, a novel by Elie Wiesel

"Hostage" (song), a 2017 song by Billie Eilish
"The Hostage" (song), a 1974 song by Donna Summer
"Hostage", by Almah from Unfold
"Hostage", by Chelsea Grin from Eternal Nightmare
"Hostage", by Hilary McRae from Through These Walls
"Hostage", by Mike Oldfield from Earth Moving
"Hostage", by Queensrÿche from Operation: Mindcrime II
"Hostage", by Sia Furler from 1000 Forms of Fear
"The Hostage", a song by Tom Paxton, recorded by Judy Collins on the album True Stories and Other Dreams

Hostage (TV series), a 2025 series starring Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones
"Hostage" (The Bill), a 1985 television episode
"Hostage" (CSI: NY episode), a 2008 episode of American TV series CSI: NY
"Hostage" (The Detectives), a 1993 television episode
"Hostage" (Patience), a 2026 television episode
"Hostage" (Year of the Rabbit), a 2019 television episode
"The Hostage" (Citizen Smith), a 1977 television episode
"The Hostage", a 1985 episode of the British sitcom Up the Elephant and Round the Castle