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Ransom is a american film of genre Drama directed by Ron Howard released in USA on 8 november 1996 with Mel Gibson

Ransom (1996)

Ransom
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Released in USA 8 november 1996
Length 2h1
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Crime
Rating66% 3.349683.349683.349683.349683.34968

Ransom is a 1996 American crime thriller film written by Richard Price & Alexander Ignon and directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Brawley Nolte, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber, Evan Handler, Donnie Wahlberg, and Lili Taylor. Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

The original story came from a 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour titled "Fearful Decision". In 1956, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume into the feature film Ransom!, starring Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, and Leslie Nielsen. The film was also influenced by Ed McBain's police procedural novel King's Ransom.

The film received mostly positive reviews, and was a major financial success, becoming the 5th highest-grossing film of 1996 in the United States.

Synopsis

While multi-millionaire Tom Mullen and his wife Kate attend a science fair, their son Sean is kidnapped. Sean is taken to an apartment by Maris, a caterer for the Mullens, along with criminals Clark, Cubby and Miles. Tom and Kate receive an e-mail from the kidnappers demanding $2,000,000. Tom calls the FBI, which begins operating from his New York City penthouse.

Actors

Mel Gibson

(Tom Mullen)
Rene Russo

(Katherine Mullen)
Gary Sinise

(Det. Jimmy Shaker)
Nick Nolte

(Sean Mullen)
Delroy Lindo

(Agent Lonnie Hawkins)
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