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The Bone Collector (1999)

The Bone Collector poster
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
Genre
drama film, horror film, thriller film, buddy cop film, psychological thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 3,915 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A quadriplegic homicide detective works with a rookie patrol officer to track down a serial killer in New York City. The detective guides the officer through crime scenes to solve the killer's puzzles.

tensedarksuspensefulcerebralgrimmysteriousslow-burnclaustrophobic

What happens

The Bone Collector is a 1999 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. An adaptation of the 1997 crime novel of the same name by Jeffery Deaver, it follows a quadriplegic homicide detective (Washington) and a newly-recruited patrol officer (Jolie) investigating the esoteric crimes of a serial killer in New York City. The Bone Collector was released on November 5, 1999 by Universal Pictures, with Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International releasing in other territories. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and grossed $151.5 million against a $48 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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