Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJon Avnet
Written byRussell Gewirtz
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDenis Lenoir
Edited byPaul Hirsch
Music byEd Shearmur
Production
companies
Distributed byOverture Films
Release date
  • September 17, 2008 (2008-09-17)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[1]
Box office$79.4 million[1]

Righteous Kill is a 2008 American crime thriller film directed by Jon Avnet and written by Russell Gewirtz. The film stars Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as New York City Police Department detectives on the hunt for a serial killer. It is the third film in which both De Niro and Pacino appear in starring roles (after The Godfather Part II and Heat), and also stars John Leguizamo, Carla Gugino, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, and Curtis Jackson.

Righteous Kill was released in the United States on September 12, 2008. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $78.5 million against a $60 million budget.

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