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Ruthless People
Comedy

RUTHLESS PEOPLE

"Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!"

19861h 34m6.6 TMDb

Directed by Jim Abrahams

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Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.

Cast

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Sam Stone

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Barbara Stone

Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

Ken Kessler

Helen Slater

Helen Slater

Sandy Kessler

Anita Morris

Anita Morris

Carol Dodsworth

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Earl James Mott

William G. Schilling

William G. Schilling

Chief Henry Benton

Art Evans

Art Evans

Lt. Bender

Movie Vibe

Suspense5.8
Emotion5
Complexity6.6
Humor7.5
Realism6
Action5
Darkness5.6

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • viewers looking for a fun, witty watch

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action

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