Thriller starring Michael Douglas. Psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is contacted on Thanksgiving by a man who has kidnapped the doctor's daughter. The ransom is for information locked away in the psyche of one of Conrad's patients, which may lead to the whereabouts of a precious gem.
Michael Douglas stars in this frenetic thriller as psychiatrist Nathan Conrad, whose comfortable existence is shattered when his young daughter is kidnapped. The ransom for her return is a six-digit number locked in the memory of near-catatonic mental patient Brittany Murphy. Douglas must therefore delve into the girl's damaged psyche, retrieve the number and deliver it to kidnapper Sean Bean - and he has one day to do it. While the premise is faintly ludicrous and some of the plot developments heavily signposted - Nathan's wife (Famke Janssen) is laid up in their apartment with a broken leg - the compelling performances from Douglas and Murphy, and the pacey direction of Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls) make it an enjoyable ride.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Dr Nathan Conrad | Michael Douglas (1) |
| Patrick B Koster | Sean Bean |
| Elisabeth Burrows | Brittany Murphy |
| Jessie Conrad | Skye McCole Bartusiak |
| Martin J Dolen | Guy Torry |
| Det Sandra Cassidy | Jennifer Esposito |
| Russel Maddox | Shawn Doyle |
| Sydney Simon | Victor Argo |
| Aggie Conrad | Famke Janssen |
| Dr Louis Sachs | Oliver Platt |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Gary Fleder |
