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Ransom (1996)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 31
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Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 3

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Ron Howard directed this thriller which stars Mel Gibson as Tom Mullen, a former fighter pilot who built a ramshackle one-plane airline into a major multinational service fleet. Mullen has a multi-million dollar fortune, a beautiful wife, Kate (Rene Russo) and a nine-year-old son, Sean (Brawley Nolte) that he dotes on. However, Mullen's life comes crashing down around him when Sean is kidnapped. The FBI are called in, but Mullen is wary -- he was the recent target of an FBI investigation in

R, 2 hr.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Ron Howard

Written By: Richard Price, Alexander Ignon

In Theaters: Nov 8, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Jan 15, 2002

Cast

Mel Gibson
Tom Mullen
Rene Russo
Kate Mullen
Gary Sinise
Jimmy Shaker
Brawley Nolte
Sean Mullen
Delroy Lindo
Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Lili Taylor
Maris Connor
Liev Schreiber
Clark Barnes
Donnie Wahlberg
Cubby Barnes
Evan Handler
Miles Roberts
Donna Hanover
Dan Hedaya
Jackie Brown
Jose Zuniga
David Torres
Michael Gaston
Agent Jack Sickler
Paul Guilfoyle
Wallace
Nancy Ticotin
Agent Kimba Welch
John Ortiz
Roberto

Critic Reviews for Ransom

All Critics (54) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (9) | DVD (22)

A tough, gripping thriller.

January 23, 2006 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

...it is, after all, still just a movie thriller, not a serious drama. Keep that in mind, and you'll have fun with it.

April 11, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...unless you expect high drama or intense realism, the movie is going to provide solid Hollywood entertainment.

April 11, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...doesn?t take a lot of risks, but it packs surprise after surprise..

January 8, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Blake French

Filmcritic.com

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Ransom is an underrated thriller that has a great deal of top notch stars attached to it. Ron Howard is a good director and even though this isn't even close to his best movie, it is a good movie. I like all the major actors in this movie especially Gary Sinise. Mel Gibson and Rene Russo are good as the devastated

June 2, 2011

Melvin White

Super Reviewer

Mel Gibson gives a good performance, showing a man trying to think his way out of a crisis,when his son is kidnapped holding him for ransom. Intrigue is established early and tension never lets up all the way,in this film, until the very final shot. It's only in the final scene that the story starts to bite off more

June 14, 2008