They might be his hostages but what they're doing to this guy is criminal.
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.
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Intimate, classical in form, contemporary and spare.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
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18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Cartographers; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.
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“Is Denis Leary the best thing in The Ref?”
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“Is it funnier than it is smart?”
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“Is this Ted Demme's best work?”
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Cast
- Denis LearyGus
- Judy DavisCaroline Chasseur
- Kevin SpaceyLloyd Chasseur
- Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.Jesse Chasseur
- Glynis JohnsRose Chasseur
- Raymond J. BarryLt. Huff
- Richard BrightMurray
- Christine BaranskiConnie Chasseur
- Bill RaymondGeorge
- Ellie RaabMary
Crew
- Ted DemmeDirector
- Richard LaGraveneseScreenplay
- Marie WeissScreenplay
- Adam KimmelDirector of Photography
- Dave StewartOriginal Music Composer
- Jeffrey WolfEditor
- Ron BozmanProducer
- Jeffrey WeissProducer
- Richard LaGraveneseProducer
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