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Ruthless People

Ruthless People (1986) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
66

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Here are a few important points to remember about the Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II comedy flick. Ruthless People starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min. The release date of the movie is June 26th, 1986. The movie received a user score of 66/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 426 active users.

Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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."

'Ruthless People' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on June 26th, 1986
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting April 2nd, 2002 - Buy Ruthless People DVD