Righteous Kill is a 2008 American crime drama film written by Russell Gewirtz, directed by Jon Avnet; starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and 50 Cent.
Detectives Thomas Cowan (Robert De Niro) and David Fisk (Al Pacino), 30-year veterans of the NYPD, investigate the murder of a pimp. The crime resembles a case they solved many years earlier. As the body count rises, they realize they're dealing with a vigilante taking over when the police fail. The similarities between past and present crimes leads the detectives to wonder if they put the wrong man behind bars.
Victims[]
- Lynn Brooks - Skull crushed by Charles Randall off-screen, body shown.
- Seven Unnamed Criminals - Shot by David Fisk with a silenced pistol off-screen, mentioned.
- Robert/Bobby "Rambo" Brady - Shot in the forehead by David Fisk with a silenced pistol.
- Two Unnamed Men - Shot by Spider, shown in a flashback.
- Stubby - Shot to death by Tom Cowan and David Fisk in self defense.
- Phillip Trager - Throat slit and shot by David Fisk off-screen, body shown in a flashback.
- Jonathan Van Luytens - Shot three times in the chest by David Fisk with a silenced pistol.
- Ellis Lynde - Shot two times in the forehead by David Fisk with a silenced pistol, shown in a flashback.
- Matthew Mitrella - Shot in the head by David Fisk off-screen, mentioned.
- Father Connell - Shot in the forehead through a confessional booth by David Fisk with a silenced pistol, shown in a flashback.
- Tom Cowan's Wife - Died of unspecified causes prior to the film, mentioned.
- Two Unnamed Men - Shot by Yevgeny Magulat, shown in a flashback.
- Yakov Pearlstein - Decapitated by Yevgeny Magulat off-screen, mentioned.
- Marcus "Spider" Smith - Shot through the head by David Fisk with a pistol.
- Detective David "Rooster" Fisk/Poetry Boy - Succumbed to his injuries after committing suicide by cop by pointing his gun at Tom Cowan, forcing the latter to shoot him in the chest.
Deaths[]
- Total - 23
- 14 Men
- 7 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 2 Female
Kill Counts[]
- Detective David "Rooster" Fisk/Poetry Boy - 15 (Deceased)
- Yevgeny Magulat - 3 (Alive)
- Detective Tom "Turk" Cowan - 2 (Alive)
- Marcus "Spider" Smith - 2 (Deceased)
- Charles Randall - 1 (Imprisoned)