Charlotte Ritchie and Tanya Moodie in the trailer for the British black comedy “Hostages”
Charlotte Ritchie and Tanya Moodie in the trailer for the British black comedy “Hostages”
by Alex Billington
November 26, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Well, it can’t get much worse, can it?” Signature Ent. has debuted the official trailer for a crazy new dark comedy from the UK called Hostagesdirected by filmmaker Jim Owen. This film was originally shown at the 2025 Manchester Film Festival earlier this year and is on VOD (but only in the UK) in December. It is a dark comedy with social commentary that unfolds around a frightening incident. After a terrifying explosion in a London hotel, three strangers escape together and hide in a room. Hostages is a comedy about the 24-hour news cycle, “experts,” and whether social media is more important than people’s lives. (It is.) A British comedy thriller about 5 people caught in an ongoing terrorist situation. Independent film stars Charlotte Richie, Moody asked., Nicholas Asbury, Raj Ghatak, Luke McQueen, Nick Helm, Rachel Stubbing, Jack Barry, Georgie JonesAnd Simon McCoy. With the music of James Righton Horns. Reminds me of this other social media movie with a similar plot Not good a few years ago. Take a look below.
Here is the official UK trailer (+ poster) for Jim Owen’s dark comedy film Hostagesdirectly from YouTube:
A British comedy thriller about five people caught in an ongoing terrorist situation. After a terrifying explosion in a London hotel, three strangers escape together and hide in a room. Hostages is a new take on the 24-hour news cycle and whether social media is more important than people’s lives. Hostages is written and directed by British writer/filmmaker Jim Owendirector of Land of sketches TV film and series “Hailmakers” previously. Produced by Ben Gallop. This premiered at the 2025 Manchester Film Festival earlier this year. Signature Ent. will debut with Jim Owen Hostages direct to VOD in the UK only for watching at home from December 22, 2025. No US release planned yet – stay tuned. Anyone curious?
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