The Ref
"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
Written by: Richard LaGravenese, Marie Weiss
Produced by: Jeffrey Weiss, Ron Bozman, Jerry Bruckheimer
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