In 1973, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Paul), grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty who was at that time the world's richest private citizen, is kidnapped in Rome by an organized crime ring. The kidnappers demand a ransom of $17 million. Flashbacks show that Paul's parents, Gail Harris and John Paul Getty Jr., were divorced in 1971 due to Getty Jr.'s drug addiction and that Gail rejected any alimony in exchange for full custody of her children in the divorce settlement; therefore she does not have the means to pay the ransom. She travels to Getty's estate to beseech him to pay the ransom but he refuses, stating that it would encourage further kidnappings on his family members. The media picks up on the story, with many believing Gail to be rich herself and blaming her for the refusal to pay the ransom. Meanwhile, Getty asks Fletcher Chace, a Getty Oil negotiator and former CIA operative, to investigate the case and secure Paul's release. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Crime, Mystery, Drama, Biography, Thriller |
Country: | United States |
Directed By: | Ridley Scott |
Written By: | David Scarpa |
Cast: | Romain Duris, Marco Leonardi, Mario Opinato, Timothy Hutton, Michelle Williams, Olivia Grant, Charlie Plummer, Kevin Spacey, Andrew Buchan, Francesca Inaudi, Charlie Shotwell, Maurizio Lombardi, Teresa Mahoney, Charlotte Beckett, Mark Wahlberg |
In Theaters: | Dec 22, 2017 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Production: | Imperative Entertainment, RedRum Films, Scott Free Productions |
Box Office: | $25,106,315 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |