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Righteous Kill
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Righteous Kill is a 2008 American crime thriller and buddy cop film directed by Jon Avnet. The English-language movie stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Donnie Wahlberg, and John Leguizamo. Produced by Jon Avnet, Avi Lerner, and Boaz Davidson, the film was shot in Connecticut and New York City, which also serves as its narrative location. Edward Shearmur composed the score, while Denis Lenoir served as director of photography and Paul Hirsch as film editor.
The film has a runtime of 101 minutes and was released on September 11, 2008. It was distributed by Universal Pictures, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. Production companies involved include Nu Image, Millennium Media, InVenture Entertainment, Emmett/Furla Films, and Grosvenor Park Productions. The film’s budget was 60000000, and it generated a box office revenue of 79498846.
Critical reception varied, with an IMDb rating of 6.0 based on 96056 votes. Other review scores include 4.1, 36/100, and 18%. The film’s tagline is "Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun."
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5.9Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
Cast
- Robert De Niro as Turk
- Al Pacino as Rooster
- 50 Cent as Spider
- Carla Gugino as Karen Corelli
- John Leguizamo as Det. Simon Perez
- Donnie Wahlberg as Det. Ted Riley
Themes
- revenge
- murder
- dirty cop
- depressed
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jon Avnet
- Written by
- Russell Gewirtz
- Produced by
- Avi Lerner Boaz Davidson Daniel M. Rosenberg Lati Grobman Randall Emmett Rob Cowan Alexandra Milchan
- Starring
- Robert De Niro Al Pacino Curtis Jackson Carla Gugino Donnie Wahlberg Trilby Glover Brian Dennehy John Leguizamo
- Cinematography
- Denis Lenoir
- Edited by
- Paul Hirsch
- Music by
- Ed Shearmur
- Production companies
- Grosvenor Park Productions Emmett/Furla Films Millennium Films
- Distributed by
- Overture Films
- Release date
- September 12, 2008 ( 2008-09-12 )
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $79.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Righteous Kill is a 2008 American crime thriller film directed by Jon Avnet and written by Russell Gewirtz. The film stars Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as New York City Police Department detectives on the hunt for a serial killer who hunts and kills criminals who evaded justice, and is known by the moniker "Poet". It is the third film in which both De Niro and Pacino appear in starring roles (after The Godfather Part II and Heat), and also stars John Leguizamo, Carla Gugino, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy and Curtis Jackson.
Righteous Kill was released in the United States on September 12, 2008. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $79.4 million against a $60 million budget.
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