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MONEY
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Earned back only 26% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Homicide
"Powerful. Provocative. Controversial."
1991 1h 41m EN
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6.3
MID
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88%
FRESH
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84
METACRITIC
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6.9
IMDB
★6.3TMDB · 159🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●84Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 8,648
DramaCrimeMysteryThriller
Synopsis
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While investigating the ruthless murder of an elderly woman, a Jewish police detective unravels a bizarre conspiracy involving a Zionist organization.
“Powerful. Provocative. Controversial.”
Cast
Joe Mantegna
Bob Gold
William H. Macy
Tim Sullivan
Natalija Nogulich
Chava
Ving Rhames
Randolph
Vincent Guastaferro
Lieutenant Senna
Rebecca Pidgeon
Ms. Klein
J.J. Johnston
Jilly Curran
Jack Wallace
Frank
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- David Mamet
- Writers
- David Mamet
- Languages
- English, Yiddish
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Yiddish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by David Mamet, shot by Roger Deakins. 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 Alaric Jans. 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 Barbara Tulliver 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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Joe Mantegna and William H. Macy and Natalija Nogulich carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Powerful. Provocative. Controversial.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
David Mamet directs. Roger Deakins behind the camera. Alaric Jans scores. Barbara Tulliver cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Yiddish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 26% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Yiddish.
- 4Directed by David Mamet, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Alaric Jans. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Barbara Tulliver shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Joe Mantegna and William H. Macy and Natalija Nogulich carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Powerful. Provocative. Controversial.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0102048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Original score
- Alaric Jans
- Editing
- Barbara Tulliver
- Production design
- Michael Merritt
- Costume design
- Nan Cibula
- Makeup / hair
- Frank Rogers
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $11,000,000
- Box office
- $2,900,000
- Return
- 26% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Homicide (1991)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 88% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 84/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.9/10 · 8,648 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
3 wins & 6 nominations total
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
David Mamet
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- BI
Bison Films
Pressman Film
US
- CI
Cinehaus
US
Key crew
- StuntsStephanie Finochio
- Stunt DoubleG.A. Aguilar
- Associate ProducerMatthew Carlisle
- Production DesignMichael Merritt
- ProducerMichael Hausman
- EditorBarbara Tulliver
- ProducerEdward R. Pressman
- Makeup SupervisorFrank Rogers
- Associate ProducerAndy Armstrong
- Executive ProducerRon Rotholz
- Costume DesignNan Cibula
- Art DirectionSusan Kaufman
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- detective
- confidence
- jewish life
- cop
- antisemitism
- jewish american
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1991-05-28
Also known as
International titles
- HomicidioES
- HatetSE
