The Ref (1994)

Name: The Ref
Director: Ted Demme
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1994-03-09
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Glynis Johns

Comedy Crime Drama

Director: Ted Demme

Cast: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Glynis Johns

Runtime97 min

RatingR

Your reaction:

Watchlist:

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

Why you might like this:

Directed by Ted Demme and featuring a stellar cast including Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey, The Ref (1994) is a clever, hilarious dark comedy that blends crime and family dysfunction for a unique and highly entertaining holiday-themed film.

Watch Trailer

About

The Ref is a 1994 American Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Ted Demme, written by Richard LaGravenese and Marie Weiss, and starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey. The plot centers on a burglar who, while evading capture from the police, is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve. The burglar finds himself having to act as a de facto marriage counselor, or "referee", between the squabbling husband and wife, a situation that becomes more complicated when the husband's relatives drop by for Christmas dinner.