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Movie Info
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Director -
Tony Scott -
Producer -
Todd Black , Tony Scott , Jason Blumenthal , Steve Tisch -
Screenwriter -
Brian Helgeland -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Entertainment -
Production Co -
Escape Artists , Scott Free Productions -
Rating -
R (Violence|Pervasive Language) -
Genre -
Action , Mystery & Thriller , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 12, 2009, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$65.5M -
Runtime -
1h 46m