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The Ref

DramaComedy18+ (R)19941h 37m

#8461 Ranked Movie

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The Ref (1994)

66/100

6.9/10

25.6K Votes

Drama Comedy Rated: 18+ (R)19941h 37m

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.The Ref featuring Denis Leary and Judy Davis is streaming with subscription on Hoopla, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, and 3 others. It's a comedy and drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 6.9 (25,616 votes).

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Available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla).

Available to rent or buy from $3.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video, and 2 others).

Not available to watch free online.

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#8,461 Ranked Movie

#17 Ranked in Heroism Movies

#425 Ranked in Movies on Hoopla

#1716 Ranked in Comedy Movies

The Ref has a better than average IMDb audience rating of 6.9 (25,616 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.

About The Ref

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A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

Age rating: 18+ (R)

Runtime: 1h 37m

Extra Information

Related Genres: Drama Comedy

Related Tags: Escape Heroism

Country of origin: America

Available to watch on: Hoopla

Original Release Date: Mar 9, 1994

The Ref

The Ref (1994)

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Ted Demme

Denis Leary

Judy Davis

Kevin Spacey

Glynis Johns

Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.

Raymond J. Barry

Richard Bright

Christine Baranski

Adam LeFevre

J.K. Simmons

BD Wong

John Scurti

Bill Raymond

Phillip Nicoll

Ellie Raab

Jim Turner

Herbie Ade

Ron Gabriel

Scott Walker

Edward Saxon

Donna Holgate

Jeffrey Weiss

Jerry Bruckheimer

Richard LaGravenese

Ronald M. Bozman

Don Simpson

Jerry Bruckheimer

Marie Weiss

Richard LaGravenese

David A. Stewart

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