Is Ruthless People sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ruthless People one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ruthless People end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ruthless People scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ruthless People easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ruthless People violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ruthless People

Name: Ruthless People
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1986
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris

Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!

Directed by Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams

Produced by Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II

198694 min6.6 / 10

A high-energy dark comedy that mines absurdist humor from a kidnapping plot where the victim's husband actively hopes for her murder.

Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.

Clusters

Fun Over-the-Top Movies Comedies That Mock Society Comedic Heist Movies Comedic Heist Movies American City Movies

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Businessman Ransom Kidnapping Female Lover Dark Comedy Santa Monica, California

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Questions people ask

Is Ruthless People sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Ruthless People one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.
Does Ruthless People end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Ruthless People scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Ruthless People easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Ruthless People violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.