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Righteous Kill (2008) -- This is the second theatrical trailer for Jon Avnet's Righteous Kill, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.
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Righteous Kill (2008) -- The premiere of the film "Righteous Kill" staring Academy Award winners, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro took place in New York City, N.Y.  It was a red carpet event with the full cast in attendance.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   28,911 votes
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Director:
Jon Avnet
Writer (WGA):
Russell Gewirtz (written by)
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Release Date:
12 September 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun. more
Plot:
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? full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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User Comments:
Mediocre film with great acting more (197 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use.
Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
Carla Gugino played the sex partner of Robert De Niro in this movie. 15 years earlier, she played his daughter in This Boy's Life (1993) more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the opening credits, the two main characters fire H&K MP5 submachine guns, but then we see 5.56 rifle casings falling. The MP5 usually fires 9mm pistol rounds. They're rarely used by police, 10mm and .40SW variants exist. more
Quotes:
[from trailer]
Turk: When you walk outside, watch your back.
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Movie Connections:
References "Underdog" (1964) more
Soundtrack:
We Fly High more

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86 out of 117 people found the following comment useful.
Mediocre film with great acting, 20 September 2008
6/10
Author: joanwweiiiii from United States

It is what you would expect from Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. They've been doing these kind of roles for the past 30 years of their acting life. Applause, but no surprise there.

The film itself was not a blast. Totally predictable plot, stereotype good cop bad cop, drug dealers, bad neighborhood were huge minus to this movie. Lack of character development made the film implausible and some parts inconvicible no matter how great the acting was. Finally, the director's abuse of dramatic music without much happening throughout the film slowly eats away your patience.

Six out of ten is what I will give, 3 from Al Pacino and 3 from Robert De Niro.

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List other lame reasons Pacino might want to kill... jwire25
Most predictable 'twist' ever? *spoiler* balefulwerewolf
Pacino and DeNiro retarded??? leobourne
something i cant understand........ abdo_n_abdo
I actually enjoyed it rbuonomo27
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