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Summary
A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.
Good for
- Friends night
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 59Audiences 56GoodWatch 58
Tomatometer62%
Metascore55
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.3/5
IMDb5.7
User score5.3
Audience score45%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −24 min on the typical 109
typical 10985Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2001
December 14, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
France
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more40 people
- Drea de MatteoWife
- Lillo BrancatoHusband
- Ice-TKidnapper
- Victor ArgoLouie
- Denia BracheLouie's Wife
- Meredith OstromElf 1
- Janis CorsairShopper 1
- Gloria IrizarryAunt
Nelson VasquezNiece's Husband
Roman RiveraFelipe
Javier NunezFelipe's Brother
Benny NievesPriest
Begonya PlazaTio's Wife- LVLisa ValensDaughter
- NMNaomi MoralesNiece
- JRJohn Robert TramutolaChild Scrooge
- DSDan SweeneySanta Claus
- AAAnne AckermanShopper 2
- ALAndrew LaskySecurity Guard
- BVBersaida VegaToy Store Manager
- JRJames R. BilzHigh Rise Doorman
- RURay UltarteParking Attendant
- LSLuis SantosTio
- OFOrran FarmerSucio
Directing · 4
- Abel Ferrara Director, Screenplay
- Louis Guerra Second Assistant Director
- Simone Lageoles Continuity
- Vebe Borge First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Scott Pardo Screenplay
- Cassandra De Jesus Story, Associate Producer
Production · 9
- Barry Amato Executive Producer
- Stefano Celesti Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Pierre Kalfon Producer
- Frank DeCurtis Co-Producer, Production Design
- Louis DiGiaimo Casting Director
- Cyndi Brenner Production Coordinator
Camera · 7
- Ken Kelsch Director of Photography
- John Paul McIntyre Dolly Grip
- Alec Hirschfeld Camera Operator
- Richard Eliano Camera Operator
- Steve Drellich Camera Operator
- George Pattison Camera Operator
Editing · 3
- Patricia Bowers Editor
- Bill Pankow Editor
- Suzanne Pillsbury Editor
Sound · 12
- Schoolly D Music
- David Jaunai ADR Mixer
- Ken Hahn Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Michael Ruschak ADR Mixer
- Jeff Pullman Sound Mixer
- Lawrence Loewinger Boom Operator
Art · 5
- Guido DeCurtis Set Decoration
- Dan Aronson Set Dresser
- Dimitri Apletchef Set Dresser
- Michael Leather Set Dresser
- James R. Bilz Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Debra Tennenbaum Costume Designer
- Thom Timan Hairstylist
- Evelyne Noraz Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Tim Guinness Gaffer
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