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Max Payne (2008)

R 100 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   17 October 2008 (USA)
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Ratings: 5.3/10 from 66,922 users   Metascore: 31/100 
Reviews: 371 user | 219 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

Director:

John Moore

Writers:

Beau Thorne (screenplay), Sam Lake (video game by Remedy Entertainment and 3-D Realms Entertainment)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Beau Bridges ...
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Storyline

Three years ago, NYPD detective Max Payne's wife and baby were murdered. Max gets himself transferred to the cold case office where he can continue searching for the killer who got away. He's a loner, but two people reach out to him during a fateful week: Alex, his ex-partner who may have found a clue, and BB, the security chief at the pharmaceutical company where Max's wife worked. Meanwhile, bodies are piling up, some as a result of a drug on the street that is highly addictive and, for many who take it, brings hideous hallucinations. When one of the bodies is a woman Payne was the last to see alive, her sister comes looking for him armed to the teeth; Max must move fast. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Death | New York City | Drug | Ex Partner | Corporation  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence including intense shooting sequences, drug content, some sexuality and brief strong language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English | Russian | Spanish (one line)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Max Payne - Egyszemélyes háború See more »

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$28,694 (Estonia) (19 October 2008) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$40,687,294 (USA) (11 January 2009)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (unrated version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Director John Moore has said that he tried to please fan requests as much and frequently as possible. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Mona Sax arrives at Aesir Pharmaceuticals, she shoots through a door, near the lock handle, to open it. When she kicks the door open, the door handle, lock, and deadbolt are undamaged, and the deadbolt is not locked. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Max Payne: I don't believe in Heaven. I believe in Pain. I believe in Fear. I believe in Death.
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Crazy Credits

Stay watching after the credits for an extra scene, in which Max is reunited with Mona at a bar to be shown further developments involving Aesir, implying both have more to do (setting the scene for a possible sequel). See more »

Connections

References The Public Enemy (1931) See more »

Soundtracks

"Rise"
Written by Paul Stoney & Stephen French
Performed by Metsuo See more »