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The Bone Collector (1999)

The Bone Collector (1999)

R 118 minutes EN Drama , Mystery , Thriller , Crime
Two cops on the trail of a serial killer. They must see as one... They must act as one... They must think as one... Before another victim falls.
Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The murderer's special signature is to leave tantalizing clues based on the grim remains of his crimes.
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Denzel Washington
Lincoln Rhyme
Angelina Jolie
Amelia Donaghy
Michael Rooker
Captain Howard Cheney
Michael McGlone
Detective Kenny Solomon
Luis Guzmán
Eddie Ortiz
Leland Orser
Richard Thompson
John Benjamin Hickey
Dr. Barry Lehman
Bobby Cannavale
Steve, Amelia's Boyfriend
Ed O'Neill
Detective Paulie Sellitto
Richard Zeman
Lieutenant Carl Hanson
Olivia Birkelund
Lindsay Rubin

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**A sinister killer and ominous tone cement The Bone Collector as one of the best crime thrillers of the 90s.**
The Bone Collector is one of the best thriller mystery movies out there! This eerie game of cat and mouse captivates its audience with its fast and foreboding pace and incredible performances from Denzel Washington and a young Angelina Jolie. Despite being over 20 years old and the flashy technology showcased as cutting age being very dated, The Bone Collector this thrills to this day thanks to its horrifying kills, surprising twists, and gripping tension. Critics weren't fans, and even user reviews are split, but I have no shame in recommending this dark atmospheric mystery to anyone looking for a creepy crime thriller.

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The most negative review

Denzel Washington, he used to be all that didn't he?
He single-handedly saved "Malcolm X" from being another Spike Lee disaster flick
He played the ultimate and most loathable villain the world has ever seen in "Training Day" and in the process delivered one of the best performances we have ever had the pleasure of watching.
And then he settled back to play "the smart cop." In "Fallen" he was the smart cop up against the paranormal. In this film he is the smart cop that is disabled....and from here on he's going to do pretty much the same role over and over and over again.
And each one is going to merge into the other leaving us to wonder what happened to that great actor that is hiding behind all those cop roles?
For the mystery/thriller genre, it's not bad...but unfortunately, you're left wondering how many great movies you could have seen if he kept picking other roles.
The talent is there...and its there itching to come out...unfortunately you have seen Washington play this role far too often to enjoy it.
Go back to acting, Denzel, we miss you.

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Production companies: Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $73,000,000
Revenue: $151,493,655

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R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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