NPC SYNC on Instagram: "*Ransom* is a tense 1996 thriller directed by Ron Howard, starring Mel Gibson as Tom Mullen, a wealthy airline owner whose life spirals into chaos when his young son is kidnapped. The film explores the emotional and moral complexities of a desperate parent pushed to the edge. When the FBI’s efforts to recover his son stall, Mullen takes matters into his own hands, turning the ransom money into a bounty on the kidnappers' heads. The high-stakes plot is fueled by intense pe