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Righteous Kill (2008)

Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star as a pair of veteran New York City police detectives on the trail of a vigilante serial killer in the adrenaline fueled psychological thriller Righteous Kill, directed by Jon Avnet and written by Russell Gewirtz (Inside Man). The cast also features hip-hop superstar Curtis Jackson. After 30 years as partners in the pressure cooker environment of the NYPD, highly decorated Detectives David Fisk and Thomas Cowan should be ready for retirement, but aren’t. Before they can hang up their badges, they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp, which appears to have ties to a case they solved years before. Like the original murder, the victim is a suspected criminal whose body is found accompanied by a four line poem justifying the killing. When additional crimes take place, it becomes clear the detectives are looking for a serial killer, one who targets criminals that have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. His mission is to do what the cops can’t do on their own—take the culprits off the streets for good. The similarities between the recent killings and their earlier case raise a nagging question: Did they put the wrong man behind bars?

Reviews

Righteous Kill Review - September 11, 2008
Third time's no charm for De Niro and Pacino.

News

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Release Date:

US (wide): September 12, 2008
UK: September 26, 2008
Written By:
Russell Gewirtz
Directed By:
Jon Avnet
Genre:
Thriller
Other Genres:
Crime, Drama
Studio:
Overture Films
Production Company:
Emmett/Furla Films
Tag Line:
Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun.
Language:
English
Filming Locations:
Connecticut; New York
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