Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jon Avnet
Written by	Russell Gewirtz
Produced by	Avi Lerner Boaz Davidson Daniel M. Rosenberg Lati Grobman Randall Emmett Rob Cowan Alexandra Milchan
Starring	Robert De Niro Al Pacino Curtis Jackson Carla Gugino Donnie Wahlberg Trilby Glover Brian Dennehy John Leguizamo
Cinematography	Denis Lenoir
Edited by	Paul Hirsch
Music by	Ed Shearmur
Production companies	Grosvenor Park Productions Emmett/Furla Films Millennium Films
Distributed by	Overture Films
Release date	September 17, 2008 (2008-09-17)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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.