The Vault
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
2019 ★ 6.0After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs t
Culpable
1960 ★ 7.6A criminal confronts the police by firing at them with a machine gun from the first floor of a villa on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and occasionally shooting
Shootout at Lokhandwala
2007 ★ 6.2An account of the gangster Maya Dolas and his gang which terrorized Mumbai City, and the ensuing standoff between Mumbai Police and the gang on 16 November 1991
Inside Man
2006 ★ 7.4When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccup
The Public
2019 ★ 6.5An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter c
Albino Alligator
1997 ★ 5.7While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police ar
Sovereign
2025 ★ 6.6Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
1993 ★ 5.4Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender; they prefer to die. Topic: Film "In the Line of Du
Cops and Robbers
2017 ★ 5.3A police hostage negotiator plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a cornered bank robber who is hell bent on getting out of the bank and humiliating his
Dirty Weekend
1973 ★ 5.2A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they're kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. They wind up becoming media "stars" as police an
The Long Night
1947 ★ 5.8City police surround a building, attempting to capture a suspected murderer. The suspect knows there is no escape but refuses to give in. Task: Write a factual,
Live PD Presents: PD Cam
2018 ★ 9.0Sgt Sean "Sticks" Larkin of the Tulsa Police Department Gang Unit brings viewers an honest and complete look at an officer's POV during some of their craziest c
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 ★ 7.8Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and
Bad Boys
1995 ★ 6.8Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignme
Assault on Precinct 13
2005 ★ 6.2On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to s
Hostage
2005 ★ 6.4When 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
The Chase
1994 ★ 5.8Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl h
The Gauntlet
1977 ★ 6.5Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a bell
Safe
2012 ★ 6.5After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian
Assassins
1995 ★ 6.5Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrif
All Things To All Men
2013 ★ 4.3A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss. Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of th
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992 ★ 4.2Adam Swapp and his brother Jonathan are suspects in the bombing of Mormon Center in Utah. The brothers and their families hold-up on their farm with provisions
iHostage
2025 ★ 5.9When a gunman enters an Apple Store in the heart of Amsterdam, the police face a delicate challenge to resolve the standoff. Thriller Crime Drama tense claustro
El Camino Christmas
2017 ★ 5.5A young man seeking a father he has never met, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve in the