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Killshot (2009)

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Reviews Counted:1

Fresh:1

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.5/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence, language and brief nudity.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jan 23, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: John Madden (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE) directs this taut thriller adapted from a novel by Elmore Leonard (OUT OF SIGHT). Wayne (Thomas Jane, THE PUNISHER) and his wife, Carmen (Diane Lane, UNFAITHFUL),... John Madden (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE) directs this taut thriller adapted from a novel by Elmore Leonard (OUT OF SIGHT). Wayne (Thomas Jane, THE PUNISHER) and his wife, Carmen (Diane Lane, UNFAITHFUL), are in way over their heads after getting wrapped up in a con perpetrated by a scam artist (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, BRICK) and his partner (Mickey Rourke, THE WRESTLER), who also happens to be a hitman. Desperate to stay alive, can Wayne and Carmen avoid the bullets? Adapted by Hossein Amini (THE FOUR FEATHERS), this film also stars Rosario Dawson (SIN CITY). [More]

Starring: Diane Lane, Thomas Jane, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson

Starring: Diane Lane, Thomas Jane, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Director: John Madden

Director: John Madden
Screenwriter: Hossein Amini
Producer: Richard N. Gladstein, Lawrence Bender
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Studio: Weinstein Company

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  • Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit.
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    If you've wanted to see more of Mickey Rourke since The Wrestler, draw a bead on Killshot.

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