The Ref (1994)

93 min · Christmas film, Dark Comedy, comedy film, crime film, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Ted Demme

Cast

Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Glynis Johns

The story

On Christmas Eve in an affluent Connecticut hamlet, Lloyd and Caroline Chasseur are in a marriage counseling session with therapist Dr. Wong. Caroline has had an affair, and Lloyd is miserable and blames the behavioral problems of their 15-year-old son Jesse on his wife's coddling of him.

Catalogue themes and tags

Bad Mother-in-Law, Christmas Party, Ehepaar, Hostage, Liberation of Hostage, Marital Row, Mother-in-Law, Weihnachten, Crime Fiction, Black comedy, Comedy-drama, Comedy, Domestic Comedy

Genres

Christmas film, Dark Comedy, comedy film, crime film, drama film

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