The Ref

About The Ref

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

The Ref is a 1994 comedy crime film directed by Ted Demme. Its themes are dysfunctional family, hostage, blackmail, and santa claus.

Denis Leary appears as Gus, Judy Davis as Caroline Chasseur, Kevin Spacey as Lloyd Chasseur, and Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. as Jesse Chasseur. Released in March 1994, it runs 97 minutes.

The screenplay is by Marie Weiss and Richard LaGravenese. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Gone Baby Gone, and Jingle All the Way make useful companions to The Ref, all filed under christmas, christmas party, and holiday. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 391 votes and it carries a R rating.