Alun Armstrong, Anthony Heald, David Caruso

Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.

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45% liked it

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39% liked it

113 critics

R, 2 hrs. 15 min.

Directed by: Taylor Hackford

Release Date: December 8, 2000

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DVD Release Date: June 19, 2001

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  • September 29, 2009
    Quite bad, really could have been much better!
  • January 3, 2009
    Well, first of all, "Proof of Life" is somewhat of a insignificant movie. Of course the subject of the film is important but there are too many negative aspects.

    Script-wise the movie is very weak. There's no suspense, no emotion. If there was, then the actors didn't do their jo...( read more)b. The characters are mainly quite unappealing.

    "Proof of Life" is still worth seeing but will not last a second viewing. It's starts slowly but in the end it delivers some enjoyable moments.
  • August 17, 2008
    A tense, stunning and pulse-pounding thriller that explodes with action, excitment, romance and suspense. A truly thrilling, gripping, nail-biting and breathtaking adventure. Heart-wrenching and adreniline-pumping. Powerhouse performances. Russell Crowe is magnificent. David Mors...( read more)e is outstanding. David Caruso is excellent.
  • April 21, 2008
    Proof of Life stars the very good Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe.

    Meg Ryans husband gets kidnapped while being in a foreign country. In order to save him and negotiater (Crowe) assists with the difficult situation. During this time they spend a lot of time with one another and st...( read more)art to develope feelings.
  • March 5, 2008
    Crowe does a good job on screen...everyone else pretty much washes out
  • October 26, 2009
    Oh dear, what you've read about this movie is all true. I don't think the poor director, Taylor Hackford could have done any better if the two leads were different though. It's all a bit cliched how the 'kidnapees'' wife falls for the man who is meant to save him.
  • September 26, 2009
    After Gladiator this is the second film of Crowe that I saw and it was real a disaster for him. Nothing to do with his periformans in previous Film.
  • September 23, 2009
    i loved this movie... although crowe and ryan made it better than it was i think...
  • September 14, 2009
    I started to watch this but fell asleep lol.
  • September 12, 2009
    it was ok not the best movie ever

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December 8, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I was interested all through the movie--interested, but not riveted. full review

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