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IMDb rating 6.2
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Critic rating 7.8

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Florian Wendorff
rated 8

A bit too brutal for my taste, but the film is doing a really good job in analyzing tcapitalism.

1 year ago
Critic Scott Tobias
rated 8

...wondering aloud what makes America America, and exploring the greed and avarice that cannot be extricated from the freedom and opportunity that’s supposed to make the country great.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

Dominik controls the scenario and the cast tremendously well.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Damon Wise
rated 6

...lifted by excellent performances, including perhaps Brad Pitt’s recent best.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Christine Hovgaard Jensen
rated 7

En verden, der med Brad Pitt som fortrop, er overbevisende befolket af tyngede mandlige karakterer, der ung som gammel er vældig velcastede. Den post-finanskriseramte verden er troværdigt lækker.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Michael Bo
rated 10

Det er ikke meget af et plot, og 'Killing Them Softly' er da også sidst af alt en plotdrevet film. Den lever i sine stemninger og sine krydsfelter.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Andrew Dominik
Director
Brad Pitt
As Jackie Cogan
Richard Jenkins
As Driver
Ray Liotta
As Markie Trattman
Barack Obama
As Self (archive footage)
Sam Shepard
As Dillon

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"Killing Them Softly" is a crime thriller directed by Andrew Dominik, based on the novel "Cogan's Trade" by George V. Higgins. The movie follows the story of Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt), a professional hitman hired to restore order in the criminal underworld after a Mafia-protected poker game is robbed by two amateur thieves, Frankie (Scott McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn). As Jackie hunts down the perpetrators, he must navigate through a complex web of corruption and deception, while also confronting his own moral code. With a star-studded cast that includes Ray Liotta and James Gandolfini, "Killing Them Softly" offers a gripping and intense portrayal of the criminal underworld, where loyalty and betrayal are constant themes.

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