Ransom (1996)
Someone is going to pay.
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Ransom rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.7/10· 143K votes
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic61%
TMDb6.689/10· 2K votesWith 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 61/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Ransom
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Cast of Ransom
Mel Gibson
as Tom Mullen
Rene Russo
as Katherine Mullen
Gary Sinise
as Det. Jimmy Shaker
Delroy Lindo
as Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Lili Taylor
as Maris
Brawley Nolte
as Sean Mullen
Liev Schreiber
as Clark Barnes
Donnie Wahlberg
as Cubby Barnes
Evan Handler
as Miles Roberts
Nancy Ticotin
as Agent Kimba Welch
Michael Gaston
as Agent Jack Sickler
Kevin Neil McCready
as Agent Paul Rhodes
Ransom facts
- Budget
- $80M
- Box office
- $309.5M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Thriller tension escalates effectively with hostage kidnapping stakes
- •FBI procedural elements ground crime narrative in realistic framework
- •Emotional stakes resonate through loss of loved one motivation
What the audience disliked
- •Millionaire protagonist generates limited viewer sympathy considerably
- •Hostage rescue formula follows predictable thriller structure closely
Trailer
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