A Walk Among the Tombstones

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A Walk Among the Tombstones

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Released Sep 19, 2014

1h 54m

Crime

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Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson), formerly part of the NYPD, now works as an unlicensed private detective. His latest client is a drug trafficker (Dan Stevens) whose wife was kidnapped and brutally murdered, and as Scudder delves deeper, he finds that the crime's sequence is the modus operandi of the perpetrators. Before they can strike again and destroy other lives, Scudder races through the back streets of New York to catch the killers, blurring the lines between lawful and criminal as he goes.

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Critics Consensus

A Walk Among the Tombstones doesn't entirely transcend its genre clichés, but it does offer Liam Neeson one of his more compelling roles in recent memory, and that's often enough.

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Kate Erbland

Film.com

Frank's film is much more of a noir outing than a straight action feature, and Neeson slips right into the tone and feel of the hard-boiled detective offering.

Rated: 8.1/10

Jan 6, 2015

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Joe McGovern

Entertainment Weekly

As a throwback to a type of nasty, ugly crime film of yesteryear, A Walk Among the Tombstones cleans up.

Rated: B

Jan 6, 2015

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Inkoo Kang

TheWrap

As nauseating as the film's inventive sadisms can be, Frank succeeds far more in the details than in the larger picture that tries to relate this world to ours.

Jan 6, 2015

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It's an appealing, engaging, and solidly assembled picture with style to spare, and here's hoping it's not the last time Frank and Neeson bring Scudder to the screen.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 25, 2022

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Kip Mooney

Central Track

What makes A Walk Among the Tombstones so satisfying is the script and direction of Scott Frank.

Aug 10, 2021

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Dan Brightmore

NME (New Musical Express)

David Harbour's villain really is a nasty piece of work with a twisted line in torture.

Rated: 4/5

May 26, 2021

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David H

Why is hollywood so determined to push the envelope of disgusting graphic sadism? Are they trying to convince us that normal people actually behave this way? Or do they just want to discredit, degrade and destroy our moral sensibilities?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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Faiz D

One of Liam Neeson's best.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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mark g

I have to admit, some of the choices Neeson had made around this time were questionable, so I didn't know what to expect. But boy was this one different. Make no mistake, dark as hell. This movie is not for the squeamish, many scenes are disturbing. But the direction is excellent and Neeson is on top of his game. Moreover, the two bad guys personify evil like few others in recent memory.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/24/25

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Matthew D

A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) is better than I remembered. One of the strongest Liam Neeson films and performances from him in the past decade. Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook, and David Harbour are excellent in their supporting roles. Scott Frank's dark neo-noir direction is ruthless with a truly bleak worldview. The detailed and nihilistic writing makes for an engaging mystery. Fair warning, the serial killers are very disturbing to watch. It holds up nicely.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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acsdoug D

Superior Neeson fare.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Pongo K

Not too much action. A thriller. Not too sophisticated. I think you will like it, without getting too exited.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Synopsis

Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson), formerly part of the NYPD, now works as an unlicensed private detective. His latest client is a drug trafficker (Dan Stevens) whose wife was kidnapped and brutally murdered, and as Scudder delves deeper, he finds that the crime's sequence is the modus operandi of the perpetrators. Before they can strike again and destroy other lives, Scudder races through the back streets of New York to catch the killers, blurring the lines between lawful and criminal as he goes.

Director: Scott Frank
Producer: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Tobin Armbrust, Brian Oliver
Screenwriter: Scott Frank
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Exclusive Media, Jersey Films, Cross Creek Pictures, Double Feature Films
Rating: R (Disturbing Images|Brief Nudity|Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.0M
Runtime: 1h 54m

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