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Ransom
Someone is going to pay.
1996 | 121m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Ron Howard |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Alexander Ignon, Richard Price, Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum |
| Staring: |
| When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 08, 1996 |
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| Director: | Ron Howard |
| Writer: | Alexander Ignon, Richard Price, Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum |
| Genres: | Action |
| Keywords | loss of loved one, ransom, yellow press, fbi, baby-snatching, police corruption, terrorism, millionaire, child kidnapping, negotiator |
| Production Companies | Imagine Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $309,492,681
Budget: $80,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 17, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mel Gibson | Tom Mullen |
| Rene Russo | Katherine Mullen |
| Gary Sinise | Det. Jimmy Shaker |
| Delroy Lindo | Agent Lonnie Hawkins |
| Lili Taylor | Maris |
| Brawley Nolte | Sean Mullen |
| Liev Schreiber | Clark Barnes |
| Donnie Wahlberg | Cubby Barnes |
| Evan Handler | Miles Roberts |
| Nancy Ticotin | Agent Kimba Welch |
| Michael Gaston | Agent Jack Sickler |
| Kevin Neil McCready | Agent Paul Rhodes |
| José Zúñiga | David Torres |
| Dan Hedaya | Jackie Brown |
| Allen Bernstein | Bob Stone |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Wallace |
| Iraida Polanco | Fatima |
| John Ortiz | Roberto |
| A.J. Benza | Reporter Guest |
| Peter Anthony Tambakis | Nelson |
| Daniel May Wong | Agent Sam |
| Donna Hanover | News Reporter |
| Anton Evangelista | FBI Agent |
| Joe Bacino | Cop #1 |
| Carl S. Redding | Cop #2 |
| James Georgiades | Cop #3 |
| Christian Maelen | Cop #4 |
| David Vadim | Cop #5 |
| Michael Countryman | Bank Manager |
| Cheryl Howard | Science Fair Coordinator |
| James Ritz | Science Fair Judge |
| Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo | Radioman |
| Joseph Badalucco Jr. | Liquor Store Cop |
| Dell Maara | Liquor Store Perp |
| Mike Hodge | Man at Party |
| Mick O'Rourke | FBI SWAT Team #1 |
| Henry Kingi Jr. | FBI SWAT Team #2 |
| Roy Farfel | FBI SWAT Team #3 |
| Lex D. Geddings | FBI SWAT Sniper |
| Todd Hallowell | Don Campbell |
| Carl Burrows | Emergency Medical Tech. (uncredited) |
| Richard Price | Detective #1 |
| Paul Geier | Mayor Barresi |
| Louisa Marie | Woman at Party |
| Tony Hoty | Doorman |
| John Short | Agent Dewey |
| Ed Jupp Jr. | Technician (as Ed Jupp) |
| Gene Harrison | FBI SWAT Leader |
| Rosanna Scotto | News Anchor |
| Tony Potts | News Anchor |
| John Finnerty | Newshound (as John 'Spike' Finnerty) |
| Addie O'Donnell | Reporter |
| Judy Hudson | Reporter |
| Mitzie Pratt | Reporter |
| Lynne Redding | Reporter |
| Chris Lopata | Agent Levin |
| John Hartmann | Agent Lambert (as John Richard Hartmann) |
| Tommy Allen | Detective at Kidnap House |
| John Dorish | Paramedic |
| Vincent J. Burns | Detective Doran |
| Darren Brown | The Crowtations |
| Anna Marie Wieder | Woman at Science Fair |
| Joan D. Lowry | Mayor's Wife |
| Teodorina Bello | Woman on Street #1 |
| Jane Jenkins | Woman on Street #2 (as J.J. Chaback) |
| Lori Tan Chinn | Woman on Street #3 |
| Carl Don | Man on Street #1 |
| Nathaniel Freeman | Man on Street #2 |
| Phil Parolisi | Man on Street #3 |
| Rafael Osorio | Man on Street #4 |
| Leslie Devlin | Newscaster |
| Lewis Dodley | Newscaster |
| John Brian Rogers | ND Cop #1 |
| Jeffrey H. Kaufman | ND Cop #2 |
| Mark Smith | Undercover Cop |
| James P. Whalen Sr. | Detective (as Jim Whalen) |
| Kim Snyder | Kate's Friend |
| Panicker Upendran | Store Owner |
| Steve Axelrod | Chief of Detectives Lieberman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Glenn Allen | Assistant Editor |
| Jeffrey T. Bernstein | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Michael McCormick | Production Accountant |
| Louise DeCordoba | First Assistant Accountant |
| Russ Engels | Chief Lighting Technician |
| John Smith | Electrician |
| Liz Dykhouse | Post Production Accountant |
| James C. Walsh | Electrician |
| Robert Connors | Electrician |
| Doug Dalisera | Electrician |
| Brian Fitzsimons | Best Boy Grip |
| Martin Lowry | Grip |
| John Ford | Grip |
| Diana Burton | Assistant Property Master |
| Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | Dialogue Editor |
| Jason Canovas | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dan Sable | Sound Effects Editor |
| Harry Peck Bolles | ADR Editor |
| Louis Bertini | Foley Editor |
| Dean Drabin | ADR Mixer |
| Paul Zydel | ADR Mixer, Foley Mixer |
| Lynne Redding | ADR Voice Casting |
| Randall Richards | Assistant Art Director |
| Grant Shaffer | Storyboard Artist |
| Dave Weinman | Leadman |
| Anthony Dunne | Construction Coordinator |
| Carl Landi | Construction Grip |
| Jon Ringbom | Charge Scenic Artist |
| William A. Campbell | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Anne Gorman | Key Costumer |
| David H. Kramer | ADR Voice Casting |
| Judy Gailen | Assistant Art Director |
| Lauren Buckley | Art Department Coordinator |
| John Grimolizzi | Construction Foreman |
| Michael Scarola | Grip |
| June DeCamp | Scenic Artist |
| Patricia Eiben | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Carey DePalma | Location Assistant |
| Beth Kuhn | Assistant Art Director |
| Anita Gibson | Makeup Artist |
| Deborah Parker | Assistant Location Manager |
| Victoria Brown McCready | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Jon Zeidman | Location Assistant |
| Amy McIntyre Britt | Casting Assistant |
| Timothy Shannon | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Joe Burns | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Alexander Ignon | Screenplay |
| Daniel P. Hanley | Editor |
| Susan Bode Tyson | Set Decoration |
| Paul Bucossi | Stunts |
| Steve Mack | Stunts |
| Tim Gallin | Stunts |
| Carl Clifford | Unit Production Manager |
| Michelle Morrissey | Production Supervisor |
| Piotr Sobociński | Director of Photography |
| John Kasarda | Art Direction |
| Don Picard | Stunts |
| Elliot Santiago | Stunts |
| Bruce MacCallum | Camera Operator |
| Larry McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Peter A. Mian | Video Assist Operator |
| Andy Duppin | Stunts |
| Norman Douglass | Stunts |
| Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |
| Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | Pilot |
| Joseph R. Brigham | Pilot |
| William M. Connor | Second Assistant Director |
| Jay Levy | First Assistant Camera |
| Jennifer Stuart | Camera Trainee |
| Danny Michael | Sound Mixer |
| Guy Barresi | Assistant Editor |
| Joe Binford Jr. | Assistant Editor |
| Eva Z. Cabrera | Script Supervisor |
| Eric Jacobson | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Christopher Norr | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lorey Sebastian | Still Photographer |
| Andrew Schmetterling | Boom Operator |
| Richard Friedlander | Assistant Editor |
| Jan Foster | Location Manager |
| Liz Newman | Production Coordinator |
| Julie Kuehndorf | Unit Publicist |
| Kathy Welch | Payroll Accountant |
| Michael F. Burke | Best Boy Electric |
| Walter Fricke Jr. | Electrician |
| Ken Connors | Rigging Gaffer |
| Edward W. Lowry | Dolly Grip |
| Richard C. Montgomery Jr. | Grip |
| John Lowry | Rigging Grip |
| Anthony J. Ciccolini III | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Thomas A. Gulino | Dialogue Editor |
| Lisa J. Levine | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Yvette Nabel | Foley Editor |
| Daniel Pagan | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jim Henrikson | Supervising Music Editor |
| David Slonaker | Orchestrator |
| Anthony Starbuck | Cableman |
| Dennis Gamiello | Key Grip |
| Michael Finnerty | Grip |
| Gerry Lowry | Grip |
| Tommy Allen | Property Master |
| Louis Cerborino | Dialogue Editor |
| James H. Nau | ADR Editor |
| Lynn Sable | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Kathy Nelson | Music Supervisor |
| Scott Dior | Sound Recordist |
| Douglas Murray | Foley Recordist, ADR Recordist |
| Ann Hadsell | ADR Recordist |
| Cynthia Leigh Heim | Foley Artist |
| Rick Dior | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Bob Olari | Sound Recordist |
| Bob Chefalas | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| William A. Farley | Hairstylist |
| Joseph Coscia | Key Hair Stylist |
| Allen Weisinger | Key Makeup Artist |
| Carl Fullerton | Makeup Artist |
| Carlos A. Menéndez | Assistant Art Director |
| Ellen Christiansen | Assistant Set Decoration |
| William Durnin Sr. | Set Dresser |
| Richard Hebrank | Key Construction Grip |
| Charles A. Nastacio | Grip |
| Joyce Leipertz | Scenic Artist |
| Debra Tennenbaum | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Kareen Boursier | Hairstylist |
| Susan A. Cabral | Makeup Artist |
| Jamie Miller | Set Production Assistant |
| Karen E. Etcoff | Extras Casting |
| Mark Ginsberg | Color Timer |
| David M. Dunlap | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Dylan K. Massin | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Beth Bowling | Casting Assistant |
| Ron Howard | Director |
| Richard Price | Screenplay |
| James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Mike Hill | Editor |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Michael Corenblith | Production Design |
| Rita Ryack | Costume Design |
| Jeff Ward | Stunt Coordinator |
| Mic Rodgers | Stunts |
| Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Gregg Smrz | Stunts |
| Manny Siverio | Stunts |
| Keith Leon Williams | Stunts |
| Cheryl Wheeler Duncan | Stunts |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Bill Anagnos | Stunts |
| Jim Lovelett | Stunts |
| Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| David S. Lomax | Stunts |
| Alan D. Purwin | Pilot |
| Aldric La'Auli Porter | First Assistant Director |
| Miriam Schapiro | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Don Davis | Orchestrator |
| Frank Morrone | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Joseph 'Joby' DeLuca | Set Dresser |
| Sonia Bhalla | Set Production Assistant |
| Todd Hallowell | Second Unit Director |
| Jennifer Lamb | Stunt Double |
| Al Cerullo | Pilot |
| Suzana Perić | Music Editor |
| Will Caban | Special Effects Assistant |
| James P. Whalen Jr. | Transportation Captain |
| Cyril Hume | Original Story |
| Richard Maibaum | Original Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Scott Rudin | Producer |
| Todd Hallowell | Executive Producer |
| Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 31 | 51 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 34 | 58 | 18 |
| 2024 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 59 | 12 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 26 | 68 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 26 | 52 | 17 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 628 | 628 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 933 | 933 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 725 | 725 |