Storyline
The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and has hidden her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by the hostage taker. After he is told that he holds the life of a person in his hand, he is ordered to burn the money. As he complies, the federal agents break in and attempt to subdue the man, who shoots himself in the head before he reveals where the woman is hidden. The Driver then tries to find the hostage before she drowns in the trunk of a sinking car. As a twist, the kidnapped woman is revealed to be the hostage taker's lover. She coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.
Cast & Crew
Clive Owen
The Driver
Lead
Maury Chaykin
The Kidnapper
Kathryn Morris
Linda Delacroix (The Hostage)
Darius McCrary
FBI Commander
Gerry Becker
Doctor
James MacDonald
SWAT Team Commander
Lyon Reese
FBI Technician
Gina Briganti
Town Member
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Woo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Hostage is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
