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6.2
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florian13
Florian Wendorff
rated 8

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

2 years ago
scott30
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.

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Cast & Crew

Andrew Dominik
Director
Barack Obama
As Self (archive footage)
Brad Pitt
As Jackie Cogan
George W. Bush
As Self (archive footage)
Ray Liotta
As Markie Trattman
Richard Jenkins
As Driver
Joe Chrest
As Business Suit Agent
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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