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Killing Them Softly

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
143K
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Brad Pitt in 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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
143K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,065
22
  • Director
    • Andrew Dominik
  • Writers
    • Andrew Dominik(screenplay)
    • George V. Higgins(based on the novel "Cogan's Trade" by)
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Ray Liotta
    • Richard Jenkins
Top credits
  • Director
    • Andrew Dominik
  • Writers
    • Andrew Dominik(screenplay)
    • George V. Higgins(based on the novel "Cogan's Trade" by)
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Ray Liotta
    • Richard Jenkins
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 481User reviews
    • 419Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

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    "Kill 'Em Softly"
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    "Kill 'Em Softly"
    "Jackie and Frankie at the Bar"
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    "Jackie and Frankie at the Bar"
    "I Don't Take Orders from You"
    Clip 1:08
    "I Don't Take Orders from You"
    "Touchy Feely"
    Clip 0:50
    "Touchy Feely"
    "What's This All About?"
    Clip 0:35
    "What's This All About?"
    Killing Them Softly
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    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Jackieas Jackie
    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Markie Trattmanas Markie Trattman
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Driveras Driver
    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Frankieas Frankie
    Ben Mendelsohn
    Ben Mendelsohn
    • Russellas Russell
    James Gandolfini
    James Gandolfini
    • Mickeyas Mickey
    Vincent Curatola
    Vincent Curatola
    • Johnny Amatoas Johnny Amato
    Trevor Long
    Trevor Long
    • Steve Caprioas Steve Caprio
    Max Casella
    Max Casella
    • Barry Caprioas Barry Caprio
    Sam Shepard
    Sam Shepard
    • Dillonas Dillon
    George Carroll
    George Carroll
    • Kenny Gillas Kenny Gill
    • (as Slaine)
    Linara Washington
    Linara Washington
    • Hookeras Hooker
    Ross Brodar
    • Poker Guyas Poker Guy
    Wade Allen
    Wade Allen
    • Business Suit Agentas Business Suit Agent
    Christopher Berry
    Christopher Berry
    • Cab Driver Agentas Cab Driver Agent
    Kenneth Brown Jr.
    • Security Force Agentas Security Force Agent
    Mustafa Harris
    • Bartender #1as Bartender #1
    Dared Wright
    Dared Wright
    • Waiteras Waiter
    • Director
      • Andrew Dominik
    • Writers
      • Andrew Dominik(screenplay)
      • George V. Higgins(based on the novel "Cogan's Trade" by)
    • All cast & crew
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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.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2012 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Dosruk
      Written by Carl Stone

      Performed by Carl Stone

    User reviews481

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Speak Much...Say Little
    There is more wordplay than gun-play here and it is a Neo-Noir, hard-boiled, unfettered attempt at gritty realism. Some of the extended dialog scenes are pretty good but not quite excellent. There is some rambling and pointless exchanges with little pay-off.

    But there are some serious, reality sound bites that give us the same thing. There is that continuous backdrop of Political rambling rhetoric that mirrors the Character's innate ability to speak much and say little.

    This is an against the grain try at alternative, smart Cinema with just enough stylized graphic violence to make it obvious that this has Artistic commentary and not Documentary style Cinema Verite on its mind. Overall it is a well done and interesting kind of side-step from the usual whiz-bang editing and shaky Camera stuff that has become so common.

    This is slow, bordering at times on tedious, but never a bore. It is well crafted but does not quite reach that level of great Prose transferred to great Film. But it is a good try at a very difficult, rarely achieved process that creates the best of this kind of thing.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cogan's Trade
    • Filming locations
      • Claiborne Avenue Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • 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
      • 2.39 : 1

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