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In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.


“Detective Jerry Black has made a promise he can't break, to catch a killer he can't find.”
A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

Jack Nicholson
Jerry Black

Helen Mirren
Doctor

Aaron Eckhart
Stan Krolak

Robin Wright
Lori

Sam Shepard
Eric Pollack

Benicio del Toro
Toby Jay Wadenah

Patricia Clarkson
Margaret Larsen

Mickey Rourke
Jim Olstad

Vanessa Redgrave
Annalise Hansen

Lois Smith
Helen Jackson
The Pledge is a crime, drama, mystery, thriller film released in 2001 exploring themes of promise, murder, drawing, porcupine, pledge, retirement party. Directed by Sean Penn, it stars Jack Nicholson, Helen Mirren, Aaron Eckhart. A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
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