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Ransom (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 30 Fresh: 21  Rotten:9 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Synopsis:
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... [More]
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." [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor

Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Richard Price, Alexander Ignon
Story: Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum
Producer: Scott Rudin, Brian Grazer, B. Kipling Hagopian
Composer: James Horner

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 23, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurettes - 1. "What Would You Do?" - Cast & Crew
  • 2. Behind-the-Scenes
  • Commentary - 1. Ron Howard - Director
  • Deleted Scenes

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

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

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