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Held for Ransom

Held for Ransom (2000)

They Pay or They Die

Radar 32Slightly unusualUS:NR1h 28mThriller

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area in Florida. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

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Content check

? Kids: unclearNo age rating on record · US NR

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Radar score32/100
Quality signal64/100
Audience rating5.1
Votes counted7
Trust signalSlightly unusual

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