Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Ref
The Ref

The Ref

They might be his hostages but what they're doing to this guy is criminal.

Genres

ComedyCrimeDrama

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$11000000

Revenue

$11400000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.542/10

Release Date

09 March 1994

Country

United States of America

Cast

Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Gus

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Caroline Chasseur

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Lloyd Chasseur

Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

Rose Chasseur

Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.

Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.

Jesse Chasseur

Raymond J. Barry

Raymond J. Barry

Lt. Huff

Richard Bright

Richard Bright

Murray

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Connie Chasseur

Adam LeFevre

Adam LeFevre

Gary Chasseur

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Siskel

BD Wong

BD Wong

Dr. Wong, Marriage Counselor

John Scurti

John Scurti

Lt. Steve Milford

Bill Raymond

Bill Raymond

George

Phillip Nicoll

Phillip Nicoll

John

Ellie Raab

Ellie Raab

Mary

Jim Turner

Jim Turner

Phil

Herbie Ade

Herbie Ade

Bartender

Ron Gabriel

Ron Gabriel

Limo Driver

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Prosecutor

Edward Saxon

Edward Saxon

Reporter

Donna Holgate

Donna Holgate

Newscaster

Kenneth Utt

Kenneth Utt

Jeremiah Willard

Marilyn Stonehouse

Marilyn Stonehouse

Store Cashier

Victoria Mitchell

Victoria Mitchell

Store Customer

Cort Day

Cort Day

Salvation Army Volunteer

Robert Ridgely

Robert Ridgely

Bob Burley

John E. Campbell

John E. Campbell

Santa Family #1

Rutanya Alda

Rutanya Alda

Linda

Peter Krantz

Peter Krantz

State Trooper

Similar Movies

8.2

The Apartment

June 1960 •English

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

6.4

Ocean's Eleven

August 1960 •English

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

7.7

The Celebration

June 1998 •Danish

The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a shocking secret.

6.9

Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams

March 2006 •Bosnian

A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.

7.5

True Romance

September 1993 •English

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

6.9

Insomnia

May 2002 •English

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

6.0

Mambo Italiano

June 2003 •English

When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.

7.7

Magnolia

December 1999 •English

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

7.0

Monsieur Ibrahim

September 2003 •French

Paris, 1960s. Momo, a resolute and independent Jewish teenager who lives with his father, a sullen and depressed man, in a working-class neighborhood, develops a close friendship with Monsieur Ibrahim, an elderly Muslim who owns a small grocery store.

6.8

Summer Storm

September 2004 •German

Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteor-logical.

7.5

Eyes Wide Shut

July 1999 •English

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

5.9

Cockles and Muscles

March 2005 •French

Crustacés et coquillages is a fresh French comedy film with numerous surprise turnarounds and about the tolerance of a family of four. The family spend an idealistic summer vacation together where each of the family members gets involved in a new or old relationship.

7.1

Raising Arizona

March 1987 •English

When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.

7.4

Inside Man

March 2006 •English

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

7.0

Chocolat

December 2000 •English

A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them, as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a group of gypsies arrive by riverboat, the Mayor's prejudices lead to a crisis.

6.8

The Scent Of Death 2

May 1992 •Spanish

Two students want to interview young drug addicts. A gang member robs his equipment, cameras and recorders; to reclaim them, they must become acquainted with the band of "Los Chuchos". The drug dealer of the band decides to be in charge of them. He rapes the young student and is willing to kill his companion.

7.1

Marry My Dead Body

February 2023 •Chinese

After finding an odd envelope, Policeman Ming-han's life takes a spooky turn: He's now wed to a ghost husband, and they must solve a crime together.

7.0

Grave Decisions

August 2006 •German

In this black comedy set in small-town Bavaria, 11-year-old Sebastian thinks you can never be too young to be a murderer. He's convinced that he killed his mother on the day he was born and is certain he's already been condemned to purgatory. Deciding he might be able to knock off a few years of his sentence by doing good deeds, Sebastian sets out to find a wife for his father Lorenz. When Lorenz and Sebastian's schoolteacher Veronika fall madly in love with each other, it seems the heavens must be smiling. There's just one hitch: Veronika is married.

6.9

Noi the Albino

February 2003 •Icelandic

17 year old Nói drifts through life on a remote fjord in Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, surrounded by ominous mountains and buried under a shroud of snow. Nói dreams of escaping from this white-walled prison with Íris, a city girl who works in a local gas station. But his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control.

7.5

Au Revoir les Enfants

October 1987 •French

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.