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Cohen and Tate (1989)

Cohen and Tate poster
Directed by
Eric Red
Genre
crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 63 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two hitmen kidnap a young boy who witnessed a mob murder. They must get him to their employer, but the boy's cunning and the growing tension between the killers make the drive a dangerous struggle.

tenseclaustrophobicbleakcat-and-mousesuspensefulgrittydarkly humorous

What happens

Cohen and Tate (also known as Cohen & Tate) is a 1989 American thriller film written and directed by Eric Red and starring Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin and Harley Cross. It was Red's feature film debut. The film is considered as a cinematic version of O. Henry's short story "The Ransom of Red Chief". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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