How about this:

In order to resolve a dispute over some pocket change, a talentless actor takes a man hostage and must find a way to get the angry crowd that has surrounded him on his side.

How about this:

After discovering the previous ruler was murdered, a young impressionable man called by a manipulative enchantress to rule a kingdom must launch an investigation and avoid being the next casualty.

How about this:
Over the course of one night, a meek nobody is taken hostage and forced to help a violent, apathetical criminal on a crime spree, while being chased by the police who believes him to be an accomplice.

How about this ?

When a bank robbery goes wrong and his partner is caught by the police with the bag of money, a naive and desperate young man has 3 hours to retrieve the stolen money in order to save his grandmother’s life, while being chased by the entire police force of his small town.