Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, Thaddeus tries to convince Barkley to help him carry out a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against their patriarch.
Directed by Randall Miller
mask
ransom
kidnapping
photography
nobel prize
college
poet
half-brother
revenge
brother against brother
corpse
revenge motive
locker
father son conflict
father son relationship
cheating husband
nobel week
IMDB
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Letterboxd
2.7 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Alan Rickman
Eli Michaelson
Bryan Greenberg
Barkley Michaelson
Shawn Hatosy
Thaddeus James
Eliza Dushku
City Hall
Bill Pullman
Max Mariner
Mary Steenburgen
Sarah Michaelson
Danny DeVito
Gastner
Ted Danson
Harvey Parrish
Ernie Hudson
Bill Canega
Lindy Booth
Beth Chapman
Tracey Walter
Simon Ahrens
Matt Winston
Book Store Manager
Crew
Randall Miller
Director
Randall Miller
Writer
Mark Adler
Original Music Composer
Paul Oakenfold
Original Music Composer
Randall Miller
Editor
Randall Miller
Producer
Jon Avnet
Thanks
Jeff Dashnaw
Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Dashnaw
Stunts
Popular Reviews
15 reviews
Mira
4.0★ · 05/31/26
The things I watch for Alan Rickman.
The things I watch for Alan Rickman.
Nyla Peer
What the Fuck do i watch in my free time
What the Fuck do i watch in my free time
JonnieBoi
3.0★ · 01/21/26
Omg this was so shitty 😭😭😭
Omg this was so shitty 😭😭😭
Jamie
4.0★ · 01/21/26
There was an attempt at witty dialogue that just came off as pretentious. The editing was trash. Paul Oakenfold was the wrong choice. A waste of a superb cast.
There was an attempt at witty dialogue that just came off as pretentious. The editing was trash. Paul Oakenfold was the wrong choice. A waste of a superb cast.
Matteo VepsäläinenPRO
7.0★ · 08/10/25
Idk and idc about all yall but i genuinely thought this was fire. Anyway perhaps I should give up on my medschool dreams and go study chem instead
Idk and idc about all yall but i genuinely thought this was fire. Anyway perhaps I should give up on my medschool dreams and go study chem instead
