3.8 Score

2008 • 1h 41min • R • Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Righteous Kill

"Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun."

Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

IMDb 6.0

RT 18%

MC 36

Director

Jon Avnet

Writer

Russell Gewirtz

Composer

Edward Shearmur

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Robert De Niro

Turk

Al Pacino

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Spider

Carla Gugino

Karen Corelli

John Leguizamo

Det. Simon Perez

Donnie Wahlberg

Det. Ted Riley

Brian Dennehy

Hingis

Trilby Glover

Jessica

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