Ransom

1996 film directed by Ron Howard
Movie film Q752362
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Ransom

Summary

Ransom is a film[1]. Ransom ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,197 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ransom's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Ransom's director is recorded as Ron Howard[4].
  • Ransom's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Price[5].
  • Ransom's composer is recorded as James Horner[6].
  • Ransom's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • Ransom's genre is recorded as neo-noir[8].
  • Ransom's genre is recorded as mystery film[9].
  • Ransom's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Ransom's genre is recorded as action film[11].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Mel Gibson[12].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Rene Russo[13].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Gary Sinise[14].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Delroy Lindo[15].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Lili Taylor[16].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Liev Schreiber[17].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Dan Hedaya[18].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Donnie Wahlberg[19].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Evan Handler[20].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Michael Gaston[21].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Paul Guilfoyle[22].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as José Zúñiga[23].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Michael Countryman[24].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as David Vadim[25].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as John Ortiz[26].
  • Ransom's cast member is recorded as Donna Hanover[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Brian Grazer[28] and Scott Rudin[29]. Ransom's director is recorded as Ron Howard[4]. Ransom's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Price[5]. Cast members include Mel Gibson[12], Rene Russo[13], Gary Sinise[14], Delroy Lindo[15], Lili Taylor[16], and Liev Schreiber[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-11-01T00:00:00Z[30], +1997-01-02T00:00:00Z[31], and +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z[32]. Ransom's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[33]. Genres include crime film[7], neo-noir[8], mystery film[9], drama film[10], and action film[11].

Reception

Reviews include 6.7/10[34], 74%[35], and 61/100[36].

Why It Matters

Ransom ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,197 views/month).[2] Ransom has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Ransom is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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