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.
- JeremiahMay 22, 2026Mel does some decent acting if not overacting in parts. Sinise is kind of a perfect bad guy. Hes so swarmy while still having a degree of actual menace but not enough menace that he feels unbeatable. He's a perfect beatable bad guy. Pretty sure he plays the exact same kind of character in Snake Eyes. Ive seen this a few times in my life and prob liked it less than ever this time around. Not that it’s bad. But you get me. Far as Ron Howard goes though it’s hard to say. Dude doesn't make bad movies just some don't pop as much as others. Some would say this does pop. This time around though I kinda feel it didn't, not spectacularly at least.
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Ransom was released on November 8, 1996.
Ransom was directed by Ron Howard.
Ransom has a runtime of 2h 1m.
Ransom was produced by Scott Rudin, Brian Grazer, Kip Hagopian.
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.
The key characters in Ransom are Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson), Katherine Mullen (Rene Russo), Det. Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise).
Ransom is rated R.
Ransom is an Action, Thriller, Crime film.
Ransom has an audience rating of 6.3 out of 10.
Ransom had a budget of $80M.
Ransom has made $309.5M at the box office.