All The Money In The World
Drama; U/A
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Charlie Plummer, Timothy Hutton and Romain Duris
Director: Ridley Scott
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This film is loosely based on the 'real' 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer), the grandson of miserly billionaire J.P. Getty (Christopher Plummer ), by Italian mobsters. The ransom amount demanded was a cool $17 million- which JP could have well been earning from subsidiary interest alone but alas he was unwilling to part with his money while his son's wife, Gail(Michelle Williams) and custodian of his four grandchildren had no money given that her divorce settlement gave her custody in lieu of waiving all rights to the much flaunted moolah. J.P. instead, entrusts the rescue of his grandson to his #1 security man, ex-CIA agent Fletcher Chase (Mark Wahlberg) but the initial reports suggest that this kidnapping may well have been a hoax. With her son's life in the balance, Gail and Fletcher become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals whether blood is thicker than money or the other way around?