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Cogan: Killing Them Softly

Original title: Killing Them Softly
  • 2012
  • 13
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
155K
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Brad Pitt in Cogan: Killing Them Softly (2012)
Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game.
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Jackie 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.Jackie 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.Jackie 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.

  • Director
    • Andrew Dominik
  • Writers
    • Andrew Dominik
    • George V. Higgins
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Ray Liotta
    • Richard Jenkins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    155K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,981
    988
    • Director
      • Andrew Dominik
    • Writers
      • Andrew Dominik
      • George V. Higgins
    • Stars
      • Brad Pitt
      • Ray Liotta
      • Richard Jenkins
    • 502User reviews
    • 424Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos13

    U.S. Version -- #1
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    "Kill 'Em Softly"
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    "Jackie and Frankie at the Bar"
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    "I Don't Take Orders from You"
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    "Touchy Feely"
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    "What's This All About?"
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    Killing Them Softly
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    Killing Them Softly
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    Killing Them Softly: Kill 'Em Softly
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    Killing Them Softly: Prepared
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    Killing Them Softly: Shakedown
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    Killing Them Softly: Clip 1
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    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Jackie
    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Markie Trattman
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Driver
    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Frankie
    Ben Mendelsohn
    Ben Mendelsohn
    • Russell
    James Gandolfini
    James Gandolfini
    • Mickey
    Vincent Curatola
    Vincent Curatola
    • Johnny Amato
    Trevor Long
    Trevor Long
    • Steve Caprio
    Max Casella
    Max Casella
    • Barry Caprio
    Sam Shepard
    Sam Shepard
    • Dillon
    George Carroll
    George Carroll
    • Kenny Gill
    • (as Slaine)
    Linara Washington
    Linara Washington
    • Hooker
    Ross Brodar
    Ross Brodar
    • Poker Guy
    Wade Allen
    Wade Allen
    • Business Suit Agent
    Christopher Berry
    Christopher Berry
    • Cab Driver Agent
    Kenneth Brown Jr.
    • Security Force Agent
    Mustafa Harris
    • Bartender #1
    Dared Wright
    Dared Wright
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    • Director
      • Andrew Dominik
    • Writers
      • Andrew Dominik
      • George V. Higgins
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Turkish former minister of culture found the movie so offensive that he told the press that he wanted the age bar for this movie to be raised from 13 to 18 or, if possible, remove it from the theaters altogether.
    • Goofs
      After using his shotgun and putting it in the getaway car, Jackie wipes down the car of evidence but fails to retrieve his gun and his fingerprints on it.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Barack Obama (on TV): [on TV delivering his election victory speech] ... to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one.

      Driver: You hear that line? Line's for you.

      Jackie Cogan: Don't make me laugh. We're one people. It's a myth created by Thomas Jefferson.

      Driver: Oh, now you're gonna have a go at Jefferson, huh?

      Jackie Cogan: My friend, Jefferson's an American saint because he wrote the words, "All men are created equal." Words he clearly didn't believe, since he allowed his own children to live in slavery. He was a rich wine snob who was sick of paying taxes to the Brits. So yeah, he wrote some lovely words and aroused the rabble, and they went out and died for those words, while he sat back and drank his wine and fucked his slave girl. This guy wants to tell me we're living in a community. Don't make me laugh. I'm living in America, and in America, you're on your own. America's not a country. It's just a business. Now fucking pay me.

    • Alternate versions
      There are two versions of this film. One is the theatrical release, and another the rough cut. Runtimes, respectively, are: "1h 37m (97 min)" and "2h 30m (150 min) (rough cut):.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2012 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Dosruk
      Written and Performed by Carl Stone

      Used with permission of Electro-Acoustic Music (ASCAP)

    User reviews502

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    8/10
    NOW F#CKING PAY ME!
    I really enjoyed this little gem. Dark humour at its best. Set in a gritty declining USA. Mobsters and hitmen doing business to make ends meet. The entire cast is terrific. Low key, understated and perfect.

    A really enjoyable little gem!
    • MadamWarden
    • Apr 2, 2022
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 2012 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Killing Them Softly
    • Filming locations
      • Claiborne Avenue Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(Jackie meeting with Driver under the bridge)
    • Production companies
      • Plan B Entertainment
      • 1984 Private Defense Contractors
      • Annapurna Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,026,056
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,812,900
      • Dec 2, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $37,930,465
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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