King's Ransom
Apr 22, 2005 | IMDB 4.8
95 min Watch NowComedy, Crime
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.
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