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Bullet to the Head

Bullet to the Head

Revenge Never Gets Old.

20125.61h 32m

Overview

After watching their respective partners die, a cop and a hitman form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

Directed by Walter Hill
Written by Alessandro Camon, Alexis Nolent, Colin Wilson
Produced by Alfred Gough, Alexandra Milchan, Miles Millar
Box OfficeBudget: $55.0MRevenue: $9.5M

Top Cast

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

James Bonomo

Sung Kang

Sung Kang

Taylor Kwon

Sarah Shahi

Sarah Shahi

Lisa Bonomo

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Robert Nkomo Morel

Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa

Keegan

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Marcus Baptiste

Jon Seda

Jon Seda

Louis Blanchard

Weronika Rosati

Weronika Rosati

Lola

Holt McCallany

Holt McCallany

Hank Greely

Brian Van Holt

Brian Van Holt

Ronnie Earl

Themes & Keywords

corruptionbombdetectivemercenarylouisianalawyershootoutex-con

About Bullet to the Head

Bullet to the Head is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of corruption, bomb, detective, mercenary, louisiana, lawyer. Directed by Walter Hill, it stars Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Sarah Shahi. After watching their respective partners die, a cop and a hitman form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

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