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Killing Them Softly
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6.0Jackie 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.
Cast
- Brad Pitt as Jackie Cogan
- Scoot McNairy as Frankie
- Ben Mendelsohn as Russell
- James Gandolfini as Mickey
- Ray Liotta as Markie Trattman
- Richard Jenkins as Driver
Themes
- hotel
- robbery
- based on novel or book
- poker
- hitman
- gambling
- gangster
- junkie
- cynicism
- alcoholism
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Andrew Dominik
- Screenplay by
- Andrew Dominik
- Based on
- Cogan's Trade , by George V. Higgins
- Produced by
- Brad Pitt Dede Gardner Steve Schwartz Paula Mae Schwartz Anthony Katagas
- Starring
- Brad Pitt Scoot McNairy Ben Mendelsohn Richard Jenkins James Gandolfini Ray Liotta Sam Shepard
- Cinematography
- Greig Fraser
- Edited by
- Brian A. Kates
- Production companies
- Annapurna Pictures Plan B Entertainment Chockstone Pictures 1984 Private Defense Contractors Metropolitan Films Cogans Film Holdings, LLC
- Distributed by
- The Weinstein Company (North America) Inferno Distribution (International)
- Release dates
- May 22, 2012 ( 2012-05-22 ) ( Cannes ) November 30, 2012 ( 2012-11-30 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $37.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 169980
- Official website
- www.killingthemsoftlymovie.com
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- Commons category
- Killing Them Softly
- publication date
- 2012-01-01
- title
- Killing Them Softly
- review score
- 64/100
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Killing Them Softly is a 2012 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Andrew Dominik, starring Brad Pitt. It is based on George V. Higgins's 1974 novel Cogan's Trade. The story follows Jackie Cogan, a hitman who is hired to deal with the aftermath of a Mafia poker game robbery that ruptured the criminal economy. The events are set during the 2008 United States presidential election and the 2008 financial crisis. Also starring in the film are Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, and Sam Shepard.
On May 22, 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and received positive early reviews. Killing Them Softly was released on November 30, 2012, domestically by the Weinstein Company and internationally by Inferno Distribution, to mostly positive reviews. It grossed $37.9 million against a budget of $15 million.