The January Man (1989)

Directed by

Pat O'Connor

Genre

crime comedy film, comedy thriller

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 173 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brilliant but eccentric ex-police detective is called back to help catch a serial killer. He reconnects with his brother and gets involved with the mayor's daughter while searching for the killer.

quirkydarkly comicoffbeatmoderate-pacedunconventionalwryunserious

What happens

The January Man is a 1989 American neo-noir comedy thriller film directed by Pat O'Connor from a screenplay by John Patrick Shanley. The film stars Kevin Kline as Nick Starkey, a smart ex-NYPD detective who is lured back into service by his police commissioner brother (Harvey Keitel) when a serial killer terrorizes the city. Nick becomes involved with the mayor's daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) and is aided in his investigation by his neighbor, Ed, an artist (Alan Rickman) This movie received negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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