Killing Them Softly (2012)

Directed by

Andrew Dominik

Genre

drama film, action film, crime thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2,435 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A hitman named Jackie Cogan investigates a poker game robbery that upset the local criminal economy in 2008. The story unfolds amid the presidential election and financial crisis.

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What happens

Killing Them Softly is a 2012 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Andrew Dominik, and starring Brad Pitt. It is based on George V. Higgins's 1974 novel Cogan's Trade. The story follows Jackie Cogan, a hitman who is hired to deal with the aftermath of a Mafia poker game robbery that ruptured the criminal economy. The events are set during the 2008 United States presidential election and the 2008 financial crisis. Also starring in the film are Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, and Sam Shepard. On May 22, 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and received positive early reviews. Killing Them Softly was released on November 30, 2012, domestically by the Weinstein Company and internationally by Inferno Distribution, to mostly positive reviews. It grossed $37.9 million against a budget of $15 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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