2012 · 97 min · R

Killing Them Softly

Name: Killing Them Softly
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 2012
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta

Directed by Andrew Dominik · Crime, Thriller

Killing Them Softly (2012) is a Crime film, directed by Andrew Dominik set in Boston during the 2000s. It runs 97 minutes and is rated R.

A organized crime and neo noir, with a bleak and darkly comic tone. Themes of greed & ambition and power & corruption run throughout.

Cinematography

Greig Fraser

Cast

Brad PittScoot McNairyBen MendelsohnJames GandolfiniRay LiottaRichard JenkinsVincent CuratolaSam Shepard

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Boston

Setting

Urban

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Organized Crime Neo Noir

Themes

Greed & AmbitionPower & Corruption

Tone

BleakDarkly ComicTense

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

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