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Rotten Tomatoes® Score 74%
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In Theaters: November 30, 2012
R | 1h 37m | Drama, Thriller
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Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn), two not-too-bright ex-cons, are hired by John “The Squirrel” Amato to disrupt a high-stakes backroom poker game, rob the players and frame someone else for the job. That someone else is the card game’s manager Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta), who’s suspected of staging a previous poker robbery.
Unfortunately, the game was under the protection of the mob, whose lawyer (Richard Jenkins) is ordered to find those responsible and take care of them. He hires hitman Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) to track down the small-time punks.
The film is based on the 1974 crime novel Cogan’s Trade by George V. Higgins. However, director/writer Andrew Dominik decided to update the setting of the story from Boston to New Orleans.
Director: Andrew Dominik
Studio: Inferno
Producer(s): Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz
Cast: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Sam Shepard, Scoot McNairy, Max Casella, Bella Heathcote, Garret Dillahunt, Ben Mendelsohn
Writer(s): Andrew Dominik
Official Site: killingthemsoftlymovie.com
142 votes and 53 Reviews
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Rotten Tomatoes® Score 74%
44%
In Theaters: November 30, 2012
R | 1h 37m | Drama, Thriller
Watch Trailer
Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn), two not-too-bright ex-cons, are hired by John “The Squirrel” Amato to disrupt a high-stakes backroom poker game, rob the players and frame someone else for the job. That someone else is the card game’s manager Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta), who’s suspected of staging a previous poker robbery.
Unfortunately, the game was under the protection of the mob, whose lawyer (Richard Jenkins) is ordered to find those responsible and take care of them. He hires hitman Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) to track down the small-time punks.
The film is based on the 1974 crime novel Cogan’s Trade by George V. Higgins. However, director/writer Andrew Dominik decided to update the setting of the story from Boston to New Orleans.
Rotten Tomatoes® Score 74%
44%
In Theaters: November 30, 2012
R | 1h 37m | Drama, Thriller
Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn), two not-too-bright ex-cons, are hired by John “The Squirrel” Amato to disrupt a high-stakes backroom poker game, rob the players and frame someone else for the job. That someone else is the card game’s manager Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta), who’s suspected of staging a previous poker robbery.
Unfortunately, the game was under the protection of the mob, whose lawyer (Richard Jenkins) is ordered to find those responsible and take care of them. He hires hitman Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) to track down the small-time punks.
The film is based on the 1974 crime novel Cogan’s Trade by George V. Higgins. However, director/writer Andrew Dominik decided to update the setting of the story from Boston to New Orleans.
