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The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector

Right now, this serial killer could be looking at his next victim.

19996.81h 58m

Overview

Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.

Directed by Phillip Noyce
Written by Jeremy Iacone, Jeffery Deaver
Produced by Martin Bregman, Michael Bregman, Louis A. Stroller
Box OfficeBudget: $73.0MRevenue: $151.5M

Top Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Lincoln Rhyme

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Amelia Donaghy

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Thelma

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Captain Howard Cheney

Michael McGlone

Michael McGlone

Detective Kenny Solomon

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Eddie Ortiz

Leland Orser

Leland Orser

Richard Thompson

John Benjamin Hickey

John Benjamin Hickey

Dr. Barry Lehman

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Steve, Amelia's Boyfriend

Ed O'Neill

Ed O'Neill

Detective Paulie Sellitto

Themes & Keywords

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About The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector is a crime, thriller, drama, mystery film released in 1999 exploring themes of new york city, taxi, based on novel or book, psychopath, taxi driver, bone. Directed by Phillip Noyce, it stars Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah. Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.

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