Proof of Life
For her, it's personal. For him, it's a contract.
2000 | 135m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Taylor Hackford |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Tony Gilroy, Thomas Hargrove, William Prochnau |
| Staring: |
| Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 08, 2000 |
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| Director: | Taylor Hackford |
| Writer: | Tony Gilroy, Thomas Hargrove, William Prochnau |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | hostage, new love, agent |
| Production Companies | Castle Rock Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Bel Air Entertainment, Anvil Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $65,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Taylor Hackford | Director |
| Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Tony Gilroy | Screenplay |
| Slawomir Idziak | Director of Photography |
| David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Michael Stevenson | Second Assistant Director |
| Thomas Hargrove | Novel |
| Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Sheldon Kahn | Editor |
| Bruno Rubeo | Production Design |
| Steve Shewchuk | Set Decoration |
| Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham | Production Coordinator |
| William Prochnau | Author |
| Anna Pinnock | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Charles Mulvehill | Producer |
| Steven Reuther | Executive Producer |
| Lew Rywin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 983 | 983 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 630 | 794 |
We're out of miracles. Russell Crowe would of course come to be better known elsewhere (filmicly) in this year, but what of his other release in 2000? Proof of Life is a blender, a picture that is in part thriller, part romance, part drama and part observation on a very real life problem - that o ... f kidnapping for ransom. So many genres to tackle means that invariably Taylor Hackford's film feels over stuffed, pushing the running time to two hours and fifteen minutes, it is this that hurts it. A shame because if trimmed of the pointless filler and drawn out sequences then there is a very efficient (ok, maybe routine is a better word here) and well acted piece on show. The drama and tension (sexual and perilous threat) is all building towards the action packed finale, which, while well mounted, doesn't seem an adequate pay off for the number of extended chatty scenes we have had to tolerate to get there. Nice tip of the hat to a classic at the end, though. 6/10