Proof of Life

Name: Proof of Life
Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama
Released: 2000-12-08
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 6.2

★ 6,2 /10 (907 Votes)

2000 EN 135 min

Overview

When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.

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Release date

08/12/2000

Votes

907

Popularity

4.7

For her, it's personal. For him, it's a contract.

Genres

Thriller Action Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

135 min

Budget

$65,000,000

Revenue

$62,761,005

Website

www.warnerbros.com

Meg Ryan

Alice Bowman

Russell Crowe

Terry Thorne

David Morse

Peter Bowman

Pamela Reed

Janis Goodman

David Caruso

Dino

Anthony Heald

Ted Fellner

Stanley Anderson

Jerry

Gottfried John

Eric Kessler

Alun Armstrong

Wyatt

Michael Kitchen

Ian Havery

Margo Martindale

Ivy

Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Arturo Fernandez

Pietro Sibille

Juaco

Vicky Hernández

Maria

Norma Martínez

Norma

Diego Trujillo

Eliodoro

Aristóteles Picho

Sandro

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Sarahi Echeverria

Cinta

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Carlos Blanchard

Carlos

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Raúl Rodríguez

Tomas

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Mauro Cueva

Rico

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Alejandro Cordova

Rambo

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Sandro Bellido

Mono

Miguel Iza

ELT Officer

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Roberto Frisone

Calitri

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Tony Vázquez

Fred / Marco

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Claudia Dammert

Ginger

Rowena King

Pamela

Michael Byrne

Lord Luthan

Jaime Zevallos

Nino

Gilberto Torres

Raymo

Flora Martínez

Linda

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Laura Escobar

Cara

Marco Bustos

Alex

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Jorge Medina

Berto

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Gerard Naprous

Pierre Lenoir

Aleksandr Baluev

Russian Colonel

Dmitriy Shevchenko

Russian Sergeant

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Terry's Driver

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Said K. Saralijen

Chechen Leader

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Óscar Carrillo

Trial Honcho

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Pedro Martínez Laya

Trial Honcho

Wolframio Sinué

Trial Honcho

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Alonso Alegría

Master of Ceremonies

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Merlin Hanbury-Tenison

Terry's Son

Stefan Gryff

Bank Official

Yolanda Vazquez

Notary

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We're out of miracles. Russell Crowe would of course come to be better known elsewhere (filmicly) in this year, but what of his other release in 2000? Proof of Life is a blender, a picture that is in part thriller, part romance, part drama and part observation on a very real life problem - that of kidnapping for ransom. So many genres to tackle means that invariably Taylor Hackford's film feels over stuffed, pushing the running time to two hours and fifteen minutes, it is this that hurts it. A shame because if trimmed of the pointless filler and drawn out sequences then there is a very effi…

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"We're out of miracles." Whatever that means -- moving on, this movie *rips*! It has the premise of a B-movie action flick but the pizazz of a top shelf blockbuster, not to mention it has completely been removed from the zeitgeist so it feels uncanny and insane that it even exists. The dad from Contact gets kidnapped for being a rich white man in South America, and only Russell Crowe has the grit and wherewithal to retrieve him. But, it gets better -- Meg Ryan (OMG...)! This piece of literal cinema addresses something that should be the bedrock of civilization, but is something that people …

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