Killing Them Softly

"In America you're on your own."

2012 1h 37m EN

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Synopsis

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Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

“In America you're on your own.”

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Cast

Brad Pitt
Jackie Cogan
Scoot McNairy
Frankie
Ben Mendelsohn
Russell
James Gandolfini
Mickey
Ray Liotta
Markie Trattman
Richard Jenkins
Driver
Vincent Curatola
Johnny Amato
Sam Shepard
Dillon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Dominik
Writers: Andrew Dominik
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Dominik, shot by Greig Fraser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Brian A. Kates 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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Brad Pitt and Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In America you're on your own.".

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IMDB entry: tt1764234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Andrew Dominik directs. Greig Fraser behind the camera. Brian A. Kates cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Andrew Dominik, shot by Greig Fraser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Brian A. Kates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Brad Pitt and Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "In America you're on your own.".
6IMDB entry: tt1764234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 22 themes, including "hotel", "robbery", "based on novel or book", "poker".

The technical file

Cinematography: Greig Fraser
Editing: Brian A. Kates
Production design: Patricia Norris
Costume design: Patricia Norris
Makeup / hair: Adruitha Lee
VFX supervisor: Dottie Starling
Sound: Leslie Shatz
Stunt coordinator: Wade Allen
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $37,930,465
Return: 253% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Killing Them Softly (2012)

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WilsonWatches2020-12-18
★ 7/10
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AstroNoud2023-06-10
★ 4/10
“Killing Them Softly” has a great noir setting, superb acting and excellent cinematography, but due to the endless pointless conversations, the thin storyline ends up being extremely incoherent. 4/10