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Nov 8, 1996 · “Ransom” is a smarter-than-usual kidnapping thriller, starring Mel Gibson as an airline owner whose child is kidnapped, and who tries to outsmart the kidnappers with a risky plan that might work, or might lead to the loss of his child. Everything depends on his hunch that the child is doomed anyway--unless his desperate scheme pays off. Gibson plays a former fighter pilot who has built an ...
Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/03/23 Full Review Jackson87 Ransom is a thriller that delivers on every level. Directed by Ron Howard and starring Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, and Gary ...
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Nov 8, 1996 · Ransom Howard's thriller drama respects the genre like never before. His focus to create a crisp tense environment is clearly visible and pays off more than enough. This is a more grounded version of such commercial films, it thrives more upon the drama than it does on antics.
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This film looked very good on paper. Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Brian Glazer (as a Ron Howard film would be), starring Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinese, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber, Lili Taylor, Evan Handler and Donny Wahlberg, it had the names to pull in an audience.
Nov 8, 1996 · Ransom: Directed by Ron Howard. With Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise. Multi-millionaire Tom Mullen's son is kidnapped, but after initially agreeing to pay the ransom Mullen then decides to use the ransom money as a bounty.
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- 1996-11-08
Nov 5, 1996 · A crackerjack thriller with some unusually tasty plot twists, "Ransom" pays plenty of entertaining dividends. Mel Gibson very effectively stars in a made-to-order role as a wealthy business exec ...
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Nov 15, 1996 · Movie Review: 'Ransom'. There’s a riveting sequence in Ransom, the new kidnap thriller directed by Ron Howard, that illustrates much of what’s right — and wrong — in contemporary movies ...
