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The Ref (1994)

Film · 1994 · 97 min · R · Comedy · Crime · Drama

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.

Directed by Ted Demme

Starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Glynis Johns, Raymond J. Barry, Richard Bright, Christine Baranski

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In cinemas9 March 1994
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First release anywhere9 March 1994

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