Killing Them Softly
- IMDb link: 1764234
- IMDb rating: 6.2 (160,206 votes)
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Director: Andrew Dominik
- Cast: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Ray Liotta, Scoot McNairy, James Gandolfini and others
- Release date: 30 Nov 2012
- Release year: 2012
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: nihilism, neo noir, hitman, southern gothic, global economic crisis of 2008, shot to death, hit by a car, exploding car, punched in the face, punched in the stomach
Plot:
In 2008, the crook Johnny Amato plots a plan to rob a Mafia card game managed by the rogue Markie Trattman, who had stolen his poker game in the past using two men. He hires the smalltime thieves Frankie and Russell to do the job expecting Markie to be the prime-suspect of Mafia. However the Mafia hires the hitman Jackie to resolve the problem and he explains to his mobster contact Driver that he believes that Markie is not responsible for the heist but should die to be an example to the street to prevent further heists. Soon the heroin addicted Russell discloses his participation in the heist to the drug dealer Kenny Gill, who is connected to the Mafia and gives the information to Jackie. He discovers the responsible for the heist that begins his job killing them softly.