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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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