The Entitled (2011)

A young man, broke and jobless, abducts three rich college kids to try and get money from their fathers.

Director:

Aaron Woodley

Writers:

William Morrissey, Valerio Polloni (adaptation)

Stars:

Kevin Zegers, Ray Liotta, Laura Vandervoort

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Zegers	...	Paul Dynan
Victor Garber	...	Bob Vincent
Laura Vandervoort	...	Hailey Jones
Devon Bostick	...	Dean Taylor
Dustin Milligan	...	Nick Nader
Tatiana Maslany	...	Jenna
Stephen McHattie	...	Clifford Jones
Ray Liotta	...	Richard Nader
John Bregar	...	Jeff Vincent
Anthony Ulc	...	Frank
Nola Augustson	...	Marsha Dynan
Jim Codrington	...	Detective
Martin Doyle	...	Manager
Rosalba Martinni	...	Avis
Eric Fink	...	Controller

Storyline

Paul Dynan's life is turned upside down when he decides to kidnap three young socialites and hold them ransom to save his family. Things spiral out of control when his psychotic partners get trigger happy and his victims come with their own surprises. When blood is shed and his perfect plan goes horribly wrong, Dynan must fight to stay one step ahead of his own twisted game.

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Plot Keywords:

ransom | rich | college kid | broke | shooting | 

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violence and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 2017 (Uruguay)

Also Known As:

El rescate

Filming Locations:

Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

South Creek Pictures, Dynan Productions, Foundation Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Paul speaks for the first time with the 2 fathers his voice is scrambled, to prove he has their kids in the basement he holds the phone near Dean, Haily and Bob, their voices can be heared normally, no scramble of their voices.

User Reviews

Good

That was a pretty decent movie. What makes it decent is a combination of usual Hollywood film that brings you the amusement by the amount of shock applied and good old drama school. The shocking atmosphere is mostly preserved by certain amount of brutality and twist. As for drama, I really loved the way the director used the theater stage in the house were fathers were gathered to imply tension and very involving plot development. Balanced and interacted with the core plot in the movie, it made a very watchable feature film. Also, the movie does not bring the usual American picture of good and bad guys, but leaving you think about that yourself. It might be just my impression, but I think that the senior actors were better than junior. I do not say that the young actors were bad, just acting of the fathers was more superb!