

“It was the perfect plan until she refused to be the perfect victim!”
Held hostage in different cities after their daughter is kidnapped by a master extortionist, a desperate couple must find a way to outsmart a seemingly foolproof plot.
Directed by Luis Mandoki, Rick Hess, Glen Ballard
User score
646 votes

Released
September 20, 2002
1h 46m
English
Budget → Revenue
$30.0M → $13.4M

Charlize Theron
Karen

Courtney Love
Cheryl

Stuart Townsend
Will

Kevin Bacon
Hickey

Pruitt Taylor Vince
Marvin

Dakota Fanning
Abby Jennings

Steve Rankin
Hank Ferris

Garry Chalk
Agent Chalmers

Jodie Markell
Mary McDill
Matt Koby
Peter McDill

Gerry Becker
Dr. Stein

Andrew Airlie
Holden

Randi Lynne
Hotel Operator

Colleen Camp
Joan Evans

J. B. Bivens
Gray Davidson
John Scott
SWAT Leader
Gregory Bennett
Heins
Jim Filippone
Helicopter Pilot

Brent Woolsey
Violent Man