A hostage is a person or entity held by a captor.
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 The Hostage (1998 film), 1998 film with Ted Prior 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
Literature 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
Music Albums Hostage (Charles Bukowski album), 1994 Hostage (Rez Band album), 1984
Songs "Hostage" (Billie Eilish song), 2017 "Hostage" (Latto song), 2026 "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
People Gilmary M. Hostage III (born 1955), United States Air Force general
Television Hostage (TV series), a 2025 series starring Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones "Hostage" (The Bill), a 1985 television episode "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 "Hostage" a 2008 television episode of CSI: NY season 4 "The Hostage", a 1985 television episode of Up the Elephant and Round the Castle
See also
Hostages (disambiguation)