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Crime Gone Awry Rescue Child in Danger Kidnapping Tough Heroes Confined Crimes Danger more...
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Crime Thriller
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20th Century 90s
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Boys' Night
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Ransom, 1996

Starring: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise

Directed by: Ron Howard

Written by: Richard Price

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 121 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.6

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Profile of Ransom

The mood of Ransom is rough, suspenseful, and stylized. The plot centers around a child in danger, crime gone awry, and kidnapping. It is a thriller and crime movie. In approach, Ransom is serious and realistic. It happens in the 1990s. The movie is known for being a blockbuster and an award winner. Ransom is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes violent content.

Summary of Ransom

Through a life of hard work, airline owner Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson) has amassed a great deal of wealth. When a group of criminals want a piece of his cash, they kidnap his son (Brawley Nolte) for a $2 million ransom. Encouraged by his wife (Rene Russo) and an FBI agent (Delroy Lindo), Tom prepares to pay the money, but the ransom drop goes awry. Enraged, Tom decides to turn the tables on the kidnappers by making the ransom a bounty on their heads -- which he announces on national television.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	1 November 1996
Runtime:	121 min

Cast and Crew See all

Mel Gibson

as Tom Mullen

Rene Russo

as Kate Mullen

Gary Sinise

as Det. Jimmy Shaker

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Ransom (1996)

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The New York Times

Mr. Howard has made Ransom in the same clean, swift, logical style that sent his "Apollo 13" into orbit, resulting in a spellbinding crime tale that delivers surprises right down to the wire. Full Review

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by: Elvis Mitchell

Variety

Although the story is built around the automatically emotional situation of an imperiled kid, scripters Richard Price (who appears briefly as an uncomfortably handcuffed victim of Sinise in the early going) and Alexander Ignon and director Ron... Full Review

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by: Todd McCarthy

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I saw the plot twist coming a mile away

but it was still able to keep me tensed. all in all it's a very well made thriller. not the most original you'll ever see, but a one worth watching. Read and rate it

05.October.2008
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by: Noa
Noa rated this movie0/10

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