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Hostage
“Desperate...Alone...And Hunted”
50%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
Hostage (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Hostage (1988) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: After five hard years behind bars Bonnie Lee is still haunted by her past which hides a terrible secret and hunted by her father, a man desperate for revenge and a need to silence her forever... Alone on the run, she will do whatever it takes to survive and find the one person who can clear her name - her mother. S… Our models also surface themes such as family and revenge from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Hostage 50% (2 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
50%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
After five hard years behind bars Bonnie Lee is still haunted by her past which hides a terrible secret and hunted by her father, a man desperate for revenge and a need to silence her forever... Alone on the run, she will do whatever it takes to survive and find the one person who can clear her name - her mother. She's a desperate woman on a desperate mission and the only person who can save her is the only person who cares... her Hostage .
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-02-14
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 5.0
- TMDB ID
- 453903
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Where can I watch Hostage (1988)?
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Is there an official trailer for Hostage?
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What is Hostage about?
After five hard years behind bars Bonnie Lee is still haunted by her past which hides a terrible secret and hunted by her father, a man desperate for revenge and a need to silence her forever... A... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Hostage?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Hostage?
The official runtime for Hostage is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Carol Burnett
Martha
Carrie Hamilton
Bonnie Lee Hopkin
Leon Russom
Grady
- M
Mike Anscombe
Newscaster
- B
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
Matron
Doris Belack
Edna
Annette Bening
Jill
- J
John Bentley
Patrolman
Ardon Bess
Garage Attendant
- J
Jennifer Cornish
Girl in Car
- P
Pierre Gaufreau
Boy in Car
Patricia Idlette
Cell Mate
Clark Johnson
Detective Morton
- F
François Klanfer
Restaurant Customer
- G
Gordon Martineau
Newscaster
- P
Priscilla Smith
Bonnie Lee's Mother
John Stoneham Sr.
Van Driver
- M
Michael M. Thompson
Waiter
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