The Ref (Hostile Hostages in some countries) is a 1994 American black comedy film directed by Ted Demme and starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey. The film opens with Lloyd and Caroline Chasseur (Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis) in marriage counseling on Christmas Eve; the session does not go well and their problems become evident. Caroline has had an affair, and Lloyd is miserable and blames the problems with their son, Jesse (Robert...
Murray is calling the house and Caroline picks up. She sets the phone down to...
Rose is tied up in one of the rooms upstairs. She is trying to start a fight ...
Gus is looking for cigarettes and asks Caroline where she is hiding them. Car...
Jesse has just arrived home and as he comes upstairs to the bedroom, Gus take...
Gus has just held up Caroline in the store and taken both her and Lloyd hosta...
Gary and his family are driving up to Lloyd's house. While they are going thr...
Caroline and Lloyd are in the marriage counselor's office and things are star...
Gus is looking for Murray after both leave the scene of the attempted burglar...
After hanging up, Gus finally gets in touch with Murray. Murray is wary becau...
Caroline has just made up with Jesse and they talking about what to do next. ...
Caroline and Lloyd are at the marriage counselor's and talking about their so...
Gus has untied Caroline so that she can show him where the band-aids are. As ...
Caroline and Lloyd are at the marriage counselor's office. The discussion tur...
Gus has arrived at the Chasseur house and tied up Caroline and Lloyd. Gus has...
Caroline, Lloyd, and Gus go into the kitchen in the middle of dinner to get m...
The Lt. Steve Milford and Phil bring Lt. Huff some evidence at the crime scen...
Gus, Caroline, and Lloyd have just arrived at the Chasseur house. Gus has jus...
Murray is calling back Gus at the Chasseur house. Murray overhears police in ...
The family leaves the dinner table as dinner erupts into arguments. Gus and C...
The dinner table conversation turns graphic. Caroline and Lloyd go at it and ...
The dinner and presents opening has fallen apart. Everyone has turned on Ros...
During dinner things are getting heated at dinner. Caroline is making a scene...
The family has moved from the dining table to the living room to open the pre...
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