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MONEY
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Earned back only 85% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Death Sentence
"Protect what's yours."
2007 1h 45m EN
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6.8
SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 1,324
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
Synopsis
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Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
“Protect what's yours.”
Cast
Kevin Bacon
Nick Hume
Garrett Hedlund
Billy Darley
Kelly Preston
Helen Hume
Jordan Garrett
Lucas Hume
John Goodman
Bones Darley
Aisha Tyler
Detective Wallis
Stuart Lafferty
Brendan Hume
Matt O'Leary
Joe Darley
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- James Wan
- Writers
- John Fox, Ian Mackenzie Jeffers
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by James Wan, shot by John R. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Charlie Clouser. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Michael N. Knue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kevin Bacon and Garrett Hedlund and Kelly Preston carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Protect what's yours.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0804461 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
James Wan directs. John R. Leonetti behind the camera. Charlie Clouser scores. Michael N. Knue cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 85% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 19 years ago.
- 3Directed by James Wan, shot by John R. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Charlie Clouser. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Michael N. Knue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Kevin Bacon and Garrett Hedlund and Kelly Preston carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Protect what's yours.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0804461 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 14 themes, including "based on novel or book", "loss of loved one", "repayment", "revenge".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- John R. Leonetti
- Original score
- Charlie Clouser
- Editing
- Michael N. Knue
- Production design
- Julie Berghoff
- Costume design
- Kristin M. Burke
- Makeup / hair
- Rita Parillo
- VFX supervisor
- Gregory L. McMurry
- Sound
- Marshall Garlington
- Stunt coordinator
- Joel Kramer
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Box office
- $16,974,459
- Return
- 85% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
James Wan
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- BA
Baldwin Entertainment Group
US
20th Century Fox
US
Hyde Park Entertainment
US
Key crew
- ProducerHoward Baldwin
- Executive ProducerNick Hamson
- Executive ProducerLars Sylvest
- CastingTricia Wood
- NovelBrian Garfield
- EditorMichael N. Knue
- ProducerKaren Elise Baldwin
- Executive ProducerAndrew Sugerman
- ProducerAshok Amritraj
- Executive ProducerNick Morton
- CastingJennifer L. Smith
- Costume DesignKristin M. Burke
- CastingDeborah Aquila
- Extras Casting AssistantJamie Hill
- First Assistant DirectorAlbert Cho
- Second Unit First Assistant DirectorRebecca Strickland
- Key Set CostumerK. Drew Fuller
- Key Hair StylistRita Parillo
- Casting AssistantJennifer Ricchiazzi
- Local CastingCraig Fincannon
- Key Makeup ArtistRocky Faulkner
- ADR Voice CastingBarbara Harris
- Extras CastingTona B. Dahlquist
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistRocky Faulkner
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- loss of loved one
- repayment
- revenge
- murder
- gang
- shootout
- police officer killed
- hospital
- brutality
- justice
- hoodlum
- semiautomatic pistol
- neo-noir
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-08-31R
Also known as
International titles
- Death Sentence - verikostoFI
- 死刑CN
- 死亡制裁CN
