The read
Most of the 950 2000s crime movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes32%
Metacritic49/100
1,243 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Brian De PalmaDirector
- Josh FriedmanScreenplay
Cast
- Josh HartnettBucky Bleichert
- Scarlett JohanssonKay Lake
- Aaron EckhartLee Blanchard
- Hilary SwankMadeleine Linscott
- Mia KirshnerElizabeth Short
- Mike StarrRuss Millard
- Fiona ShawRamona Linscott
- Patrick FischlerEllis Loew
- James OtisDolph Bleichert
- John KavanaghEmmett Linscott
- Troy EvansChief Green
- Anthony RussellMorrie Friedman
Stills
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Themes
pornographyobserverlos angeles, californianeo-noirmurder hunt