The Ref

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.

1h 37m1994RTMDb 6.6

ComedyCrimeDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

The Ref poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 9 March 1994
Runtime: 1h 37m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 6.6 / 10 (390 votes)

Production

Director: Ted Demme
Writers: Richard LaGravenese, Marie Weiss
Studios: Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Touchstone Pictures
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $11.0M
Revenue: $11.4M
Profit: $400,000.0
Return: 1.0×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English