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Kiss of Death (1995)

Kiss of Death poster
Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 365 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former criminal tries to go straight but gets pulled back into a world of crime and violence. He must navigate dangerous loyalties and betrayals to protect his family.

tensegrittysuspensefuldarkbroodingmelancholicvisceralnoirish

What happens

Kiss of Death is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed and produced by Barbet Schroeder, and starring David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt, Ving Rhames and Stanley Tucci. The film is a remake of the 1947 film noir classic of the same name that starred Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, and Richard Widmark. It was screened out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Like the original Kiss of Death, the film was released by 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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