Proof of Life (2000)

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For her, it's personal. For him, it's a contract.

When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.

• Released: 2000-12-08
• Genres: Thriller, Action, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 15m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 903 votes

Directed by Taylor Hackford.

Top cast

• Meg Ryan as Alice Bowman
• Russell Crowe as Terry Thorne
• David Morse as Peter Bowman
• Pamela Reed as Janis Goodman
• David Caruso as Dino
• Anthony Heald as Ted Fellner
• Stanley Anderson as Jerry
• Gottfried John as Eric Kessler
• Alun Armstrong as Wyatt
• Michael Kitchen as Ian Havery

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Proof of Life

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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