Righteous Kill

Article summary

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 who hunts and kills criminals who evaded justice, and is known by the moniker "Poet". 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 $79.4 million against a $60 million budget.

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1. release date: 2008-09-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2009-01-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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