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Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun.

20085.91h 41m

Overview

Two 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?

Directed by Jon Avnet
Written by Russell Gewirtz
Produced by Rob Cowan, Lati Grobman, Alexandra Milchan
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $79.5M

Top Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Turk

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Rooster

50 Cent

50 Cent

Spider

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Karen Corelli

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Det. Simon Perez

Donnie Wahlberg

Donnie Wahlberg

Det. Ted Riley

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Hingis

Trilby Glover

Trilby Glover

Jessica

Saidah Arrika Ekulona

Saidah Arrika Ekulona

Gwen Darvis

Alan Rosenberg

Alan Rosenberg

Stein

Themes & Keywords

revengemurderdirty copdepressed

About Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill is a crime, thriller, mystery film released in 2008 exploring themes of revenge, murder, dirty cop, depressed. Directed by Jon Avnet, it stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent. Two 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?

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