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Summary A serial murderer walks the streets of Manhattan, targeting violent felons who have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. All the victims are suspected criminals whose bodies are found accompanied by a four-line poem justifying the killing. The killer’s mission is to do what the cops can’t do on their own—take bad guys off th...

Directed By: Jon Avnet

Righteous Kill
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
36
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 56 User Ratings
4.9
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Summary A serial murderer walks the streets of Manhattan, targeting violent felons who have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. All the victims are suspected criminals whose bodies are found accompanied by a four-line poem justifying the killing. The killer’s mission is to do what the cops can’t do on their own—take bad guys off th...

Directed By: Jon Avnet

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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4% Positive
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67% Mixed
18 Reviews
30% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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4% Positive
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67% Mixed
18 Reviews
30% Negative
8 Reviews

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50% Mixed
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50% Mixed
28 Ratings
23% Negative
13 Ratings

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Production Company Millennium Films, Emmett/Furla Oasis Films, Grosvenor Park Media, Righteous Productions, Brooklyn Films, InVenture Entertainment, Open Pictures
Release Date Sep 12, 2008
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating R
Tagline Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun.
Yoga Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Razzie Awards
1 Nomination
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 Nomination