Proof of Life (2000)

Directed by

Taylor Hackford

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, political thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 880 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is kidnapped by rebels in a South American country. His wife hires a hostage negotiator to help get him back.

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What happens

Proof of Life is a 2000 American action thriller film directed and produced by Taylor Hackford, and starring Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe. The title refers to a phrase commonly used to indicate proof that a kidnap victim is still alive. The film's screenplay was written by Tony Gilroy, who also was an executive producer, and was inspired by William Prochnau's Vanity Fair magazine article "Adventures in the Ransom Trade", and Thomas Hargrove's book Long March to Freedom, in which Hargrove recounts how his release was negotiated by Thomas Clayton, who went on to be the founder of kidnap-for-ransom consultancy Clayton Consultants, Inc. Proof of Life was released on December 8, 2000, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office, as it only grossed $62 million against a production budget of $65 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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