Ransom (1996)

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6.6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Ron Howard

Starring (View all)

Mel Gibson
Tom Mullen

Rene Russo
Kate Mullen

Brawley Nolte
Sean Mullen

Gary Sinise
Det. Jimmy Shaker

Delroy Lindo
Agent Lonnie Hawkins

Lili Taylor
Maris Conner

Liev Schreiber
Clark Barnes

Donnie Wahlberg
Cubby Barnes

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Cyril Hume
(story) and

Richard Maibaum
(story)

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13 years, 7 months ago at Sep 16 14:37

dappa1975

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gotta love it its Mel - pretty good film - kind of been told before but still holds the attention.

An average movie

10 years, 8 months ago at Aug 22 15:37

johanlefourbe

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I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I have it on DVD, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, first of all, even though Ron Howard doesn’t really have a good reputation, I still have a weak spot for his movies. Eventually, in my opinion, this movie is a typical Ron Howard feature in the sense that it was quite entertaining, rather well made, but there was defi... read more

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Description: Mel Gibson plays a wealthy executive whose life is shattered when his young son is held for ransom, but the businessman takes matters into his own hands! A headstrong airline tycoon pays the ransom for his abducted son, despite the pleas of his wife and FBI agents, then must gamble on the consequences of attempting to turn the tables on the kidnapper, setting up a gut-wrenching confrontation between the anguished father and the increasingly desperate criminals. This tightly conceived nail-biter, with head-spinning plot twists, is another fine effort from the director of "Apollo 13." ... (more)

Release date: 8 November 1996
UPC: 717951000026

Tags: Thriller (24), Action (15), Crime (11), 1996 (11), Kidnapping (11), Drama (9), Ransom (9), Police (7), Money (7), 1990s (7), Remake (6), Cops (5), Suspense (5), Fbi (4), Mel Gibson (4), Blockbuster (4), Police Corruption (4), Death (3), Murder (3), New Jersey (3)

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