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A Walk Among the Tombstones

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Some people are afraid of all the wrong things.

20146.31h 54m

Overview

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Directed by Scott Frank
Written by Scott Frank, Lawrence Block
Produced by Stacey Sher, Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg
Box OfficeBudget: $28.0MRevenue: $58.8M

Top Cast

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Matthew Scudder

Dan Stevens

Dan Stevens

Kenny Kristo

David Harbour

David Harbour

Ray

Boyd Holbrook

Boyd Holbrook

Peter Kristo

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Jonas Loogan

Stro

Stro

TJ

Mark Consuelos

Mark Consuelos

Reuben Quintana

Adam David Thompson

Adam David Thompson

Albert

Sebastian Roché

Sebastian Roché

Yuri Landau

Laura Birn

Laura Birn

Leila Alvarez

Themes & Keywords

new york citybased on novel or bookmurderprivate investigatormafiadrugsalcoholickingpinwife murder1990s

About A Walk Among the Tombstones

A Walk Among the Tombstones is a crime, drama, mystery, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, murder, private investigator, mafia, drugs. Directed by Scott Frank, it stars Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour. Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

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