---
title: 'The Ref (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ted Demme'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ref-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110955/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ref (1994)

1994 · 97 min · Drama, Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Ref is a 1994 American black comedy film directed by Ted Demme, written by Richard LaGravenese and Marie Weiss, and starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey. The plot centers on a burglar who, while evading capture from the police, is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve. The burglar finds himself having to act as a de facto marriage counselor, or "referee", between the squabbling husband and wife, a situation that becomes more complicated when the husband's relatives drop by for Christmas dinner.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ted Demme](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-demme)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard LaGravenese](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lagravenese)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David A. Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-a-stewart)
- **Producer:** [Don Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-simpson)
- **Editor:** [Jeffrey Wolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-wolf)

## Cast

- [Richard Bright](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bright)
- [Kenneth Utt](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-utt)
- [Jim Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-turner)
- [Adam LeFevre](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-lefevre)
- [BD Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/bd-wong)
- [J. K. Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-k-simmons)
- [Denis Leary](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-leary)
- [Ellie Raab](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellie-raab)
- [Christine Baranski](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-baranski)
- [Edward Saxon](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-saxon)
- [Kevin Spacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-spacey)
- [Glynis Johns](https://cinepixo.com/people/glynis-johns)
- [Judy Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-davis)
- [Raymond J. Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-j-barry)

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