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5.6Boston cop Pally is forced into early retirement, putting a strain on his marriage. Pally's stepbrother, Ray, attempts to lift his spirits by tipping him off to a sure-bet racehorse. But their attempts to secure the champion equine are thwarted by a local mob boss, who steals the horse as repayment for a gambling debt. With their investment on the line, Pally and Ray become entangled in a web of underworld crime and murder.
Released: 2002-07-23120 minDir: Mark MaloneAction, Comedy, Crime
Cast
- Kiefer Sutherland as Pally
- Anthony LaPaglia as Ray
- Radha Mitchell as Charlotte
- Lothaire Bluteau as Tony
- Daniel Benzali as Frank Finnegan
- Kay Panabaker as Sam
Themes
- horse
- jockey
- mob boss
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Ratings
IMDb
5.2/10
1,545 votes
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 322897
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- publication date
- 2002-01-01
- title
- Dead Heat
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crime film
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comedy drama
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Radha Mitchell
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Anthony LaPaglia
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Kay Panabaker
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Charles Martin Smith
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Lothaire Bluteau
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ProQuest
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Mark Acheson
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Daniel Benzali
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Michael Benyaer
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Categories
2000s crime comedy-drama films2002 Canadian films2002 English-language films2002 films2002 German filmsCanadian crime comedy-drama filmsCanadian films about gamblingEnglish-language Canadian filmsEnglish-language crime comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language German filmsFilms about familiesFilms shot in VancouverGerman crime comedy-drama filmsGerman films about gamblingGerman horse racing filmsHorse racing filmsRotten Tomatoes ID different from WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date