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Ransom

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Original title
Ransom
Year
Running time
121 min.
Country
United States United States
Director
Screenwriter
Richard Price. Story: Alexander Ignon
Cast
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Piotr Sobocinski
Producer
Touchstone Pictures
Genre
Mystery | Kidnapping Film / Disappearance. Remake
Synopsis
Tom Mullen is a millionaire, he built his fortune by working hard. Along the way he learned how to play the game. He has a great family. One day his son is kidnapped. He is willing to pay the ransom but decides to call in the FBI, who manages to go into his home secretly. When he goes to make the drop something goes wrong. The kidnapper calls him again and reschedules it. On the way Mullen decides not to go and appears on TV saying that the ransom he was going to give to the kidnapper is now a bounty on the kidnapper.
Awards
1996: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Mel Gibson)
1997: NAACP Image Awards: nominated to Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.
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Ransom
Ransom
1996
Ron Howard
5.6
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