Ransom
“Someone is going to pay.”
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
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Cast
80 people
Mel Gibson
Tom Mullen
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Rene Russo
Katherine Mullen
Known for
Nightcrawler
The Intern
Gary Sinise
Det. Jimmy Shaker
Known for
Forrest Gump
Mission to Mars
Delroy Lindo
Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Known for
Up
Da 5 Bloods
Lili Taylor
Maris
Known for
The Conjuring
Daredevil: Born Again
Brawley Nolte
Sean Mullen
Known for
Mother Night
Liev Schreiber
Clark Barnes
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Salt
Donnie Wahlberg
Cubby Barnes
Known for
Band of Brothers
Saw II
Evan Handler
Miles Roberts
Known for
Californication
And Just Like That…
Nancy Ticotin
Agent Kimba Welch
Known for
Merv
The History of Future Folk
Michael Gaston
Agent Jack Sickler
Known for
The Leftovers
The Man in the High Castle
Kevin Neil McCready
Agent Paul Rhodes
Also in
Law & Order
Ron Howard Director · Richard Price Screenplay Alexander Ignon Screenplay
Worldwide gross $309M · Budget $80M · United States release November 8, 1996
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$309,492,681
Gross vs. budget
3.9×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Imagine Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 8, 1996
Theatrical
Australia
November 14, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 23, 1997 · Theatrical
France
January 22, 1997 · Theatrical
December 4, 1998 · TV · Canal +
November 6, 2000 · TV · France 2
Germany
January 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 23, 1997 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
January 16, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 19, 2000 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
December 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
December 27, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 7, 1997 · Theatrical
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