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Certificate 15

Cast Scoot McNairy Ben Mendelsohn Richard Jenkins James Gandolfini Ray Liotta Brad Pitt

Directors Andrew Dominik

Screenwriters Andrew Dominik

Running Time 97 minutes

Killing Them Softly
Crime doesn't pay (much)

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Plot
Smalltime crook Frankie (McNairy) and his junkie friend Russell (Mendelsohn) are hired to hold up a high-stakes card game run by local gangster Markie Trattman (Liotta). Markie is the obvious suspect, but the victims bring in outside enforcer Jackie Cogan (Pitt) to find the culprits.

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