A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
Not for scares, brutality or tears.
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John FinkMichael Clark
Harold GouldAgent Carlson
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Paul CarrHammond
Jed AllanPhil
Charles MacaulayRichard
Hank BrandtAttorney
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Norma ConnollyCelia
Harlan WardePaul Williams
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Timothy CareyBert
Richard O'BrienPriest
Celeste YarnallGloria
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GoodWatch score 56October 9, 1972 · 1 h 35 min · Drama, Mystery, TV Movie, Crime
Even Evil Has Standards, Five-Second Foreshadowing, Social Climber +9
6 questions, like "Where can I stream Ransom for a Dead Man?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, Ransom for a Dead Man streams on Peacock, and it is free with ads on Fandango at Home Free. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 1 other country.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76 (IMDb 7.6).
Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 6 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.
Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 6 of 10 for hopefulness and 2 for wholesome.
TV Tropes lists 42 tropes for it, including Even Evil Has Standards, Five-Second Foreshadowing, and Social Climber.
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