2000·Thriller·2h 15m
7.0
★
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
Directed by Taylor Hackford
based on novel or book
kidnapping
hostage
engineer
south america
american abroad
liberation army
hostage negotiator
ransom demand
missing husband
based on magazine, newspaper or article
hostages
oil company
bandit guerillas
kidnapped spouse
structural engineer
kidnap and ransom
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Cast
Meg Ryan
Alice Bowman
Russell Crowe
Terry Thorne
David Morse
Peter Bowman
Pamela Reed
Janis Goodman
David Caruso
Dino
Anthony Heald
Ted Fellner
Stanley Anderson
Jerry
Gottfried John
Eric Kessler
Alun Armstrong
Wyatt
Michael Kitchen
Ian Havery
Margo Martindale
Ivy
Mario Ernesto Sánchez
Arturo Fernandez
Crew
Taylor Hackford
Director
Tony Gilroy
Writer
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Sławomir Idziak
Director of Photography
Taylor Hackford
Producer
Tony Gilroy
Executive Producer
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Mark Bakowski
Digital Compositor
John Higgins
Gaffer
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Gary Davis
Second Unit Director
Popular Reviews
36 reviews
BW Pacino LoverPRO
7.0★ · 06/01/26
GET 👏 PETER 👏 HOME 👏
Real talk though, Terry should not have kissed Alice 😂
Similar to Man on Fire in many ways, but more action-forward, and way heavier on the emotional infidelity! Ecuador looked great the few times that we get to see it, especially in the end credit flyover shots that really show the environment that the bad guys of the plot want to destroy! David Caruso was a terrific wingman (stuff of legends), and the rest of the cast did fine - they just can’t compete with the heat that he’s throwing or the at times psychotic vibe that he brings to the table. I was a big fan of the violence stepping WAY up for the final showdown, beginning with Terry (Crowe) carving that dudes throat up all crazy! Explosions throughout are never bad, and I always love chase scenes through forests/jungles, which this delivered on in a big way. Possibly in the running for best Danny Elfman score?
If you like Man on Fire, Blood Diamond, Taken, Argo, are any other ex-fil or rescue style movies, then this will not disappoint! And Russell is just Australian for once 😂
Real talk though, Terry should not have kissed Alice 😂
Similar to Man on Fire in many ways, but more action-forward, and way heavier on the emotional infidelity! Ecuador looked great the few times that we get to see it, especially in the end credit flyover shots that really show the environment that the bad guys of the plot want to destroy! David Caruso was a terrific wingman (stuff of legends), and the rest of the cast did fine - they just can’t compete with the heat that he’s throwing or the at times psychotic vibe that he brings to the table. I was a big fan of the violence stepping WAY up for the final showdown, beginning with Terry (Crowe) carving that dudes throat up all crazy! Explosions throughout are never bad, and I always love chase scenes through forests/jungles, which this delivered on in a big way. Possibly in the running for best Danny Elfman score?
If you like Man on Fire, Blood Diamond, Taken, Argo, are any other ex-fil or rescue style movies, then this will not disappoint! And Russell is just Australian for once 😂
GET 👏 PETER 👏 HOME 👏
Real talk though, Terry should not have kissed Alice 😂
Similar to Man on Fire in many ways, but more action-forward, and way heavier on the emotional infidelity! Ecuador looked great the few times that we get to see it, especially in the end credit flyover shots that really show the environment that the bad guys of the plot want to destroy! David Caruso was a terrific wingman (stuff of legends), and the rest of the cast did fine - they just can’t compete with the heat that he’s throwing or the at times psychotic vibe that he brings to the table. I was a big fan of the violence stepping WAY up for the final showdown, beginning with Terry (Crowe) carving that dudes throat up all crazy! Explosions throughout are never bad, and I always love chase scenes through forests/jungles, which this delivered on in a big way. Possibly in the running for best Danny Elfman score?
If you like Man on Fire, Blood Diamond, Taken, Argo, are any other ex-fil or rescue style movies, then this will not disappoint! And Russell is just Australian for once 😂
Real talk though, Terry should not have kissed Alice 😂
Similar to Man on Fire in many ways, but more action-forward, and way heavier on the emotional infidelity! Ecuador looked great the few times that we get to see it, especially in the end credit flyover shots that really show the environment that the bad guys of the plot want to destroy! David Caruso was a terrific wingman (stuff of legends), and the rest of the cast did fine - they just can’t compete with the heat that he’s throwing or the at times psychotic vibe that he brings to the table. I was a big fan of the violence stepping WAY up for the final showdown, beginning with Terry (Crowe) carving that dudes throat up all crazy! Explosions throughout are never bad, and I always love chase scenes through forests/jungles, which this delivered on in a big way. Possibly in the running for best Danny Elfman score?
If you like Man on Fire, Blood Diamond, Taken, Argo, are any other ex-fil or rescue style movies, then this will not disappoint! And Russell is just Australian for once 😂
Brendan Sullivan
4.0★ · 02/07/26
Bland. Very poorly edited, acted, and written. Dumb cheating plot line on the side of an otherwise repetitive story. I generally don’t like criticizing movies for being “uninteresting,” but I’ve seen this before and it’s so forgettable that I didn’t realize I’d already seen it until 45 minutes in. It’s not even a horrible movie, but it’s so bland and uninteresting that I can’t give it more than a four.
Bland. Very poorly edited, acted, and written. Dumb cheating plot line on the side of an otherwise repetitive story. I generally don’t like criticizing movies for being “uninteresting,” but I’ve seen this before and it’s so forgettable that I didn’t realize I’d already seen it until 45 minutes in. It’s not even a horrible movie, but it’s so bland and uninteresting that I can’t give it more than a four.
niddoo
7.0★ · 01/17/26
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Connor J
7.0★ · 01/03/26
“Number 16, Limitless”
I see where Bill and CR were coming from but Sean was ultimately right
I see where Bill and CR were coming from but Sean was ultimately right
“Number 16, Limitless”
I see where Bill and CR were coming from but Sean was ultimately right
I see where Bill and CR were coming from but Sean was ultimately right
Liv
I fr thought man was going to come home only to find his wife had been whisked away by Russel Crowe
I fr thought man was going to come home only to find his wife had been whisked away by Russel Crowe