Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area in Florida. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.
Held for Ransom is of 1 hour(s) and 28 minute(s). It is Produced By: Splendid Pictures, EFO Films. It was released on 2000-11-14. It has the tagline: They Pay or They Die It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
Genres: Thriller
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