The Ref
“They might be his hostages but what they're doing to this guy is criminal.”
ComedyCrimeDrama
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.
VIBE
This film feels like a chaotic, darkly funny Christmas Eve gone wrong. It's a tense, cynical ride through a dysfunctional family's holiday, punctuated by unexpected twists and a surprisingly heartfelt core.
darkly comedictensechaoticcynicalsteady90s dark comedybuddy cop adjacentgritty realismfamily dysfunctioncrimeredemptionholiday stress
robberypoliceparent child relationshipburglarholidayhostageliberation of hostageblackmailchristmas partysanta clausbad mother-in-lawmother-in-lawdark comedydysfunctional familyconnecticutthiefman huntdinner
