Ransom (1996)

Directed by

Ron Howard

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, mystery film, neo-noir, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 2,123 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man's son is kidnapped. He refuses to pay the ransom and instead uses the media to fight back.

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What happens

Ransom is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon. The film stars Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Brawley Nolte, Liev Schreiber, Donnie Wahlberg and Evan Handler. The plot follows the kidnapping of the son of millionaire Tom Mullen (Gibson), and his subsequent struggle to get him back alive. Ransom was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Imagine Entertainment and released on November 8, 1996 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. The film was the 5th highest-grossing film of 1996 in the United States. The original story came from a 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour titled "Fearful Decision". In 1956, it was adapted by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum into the feature film, Ransom!, starring Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, and Leslie Nielsen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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