The Pledge (2001)

6.6	Rating (293 ratings)
6.8	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Sean Penn

Starring (View all)

Patricia Clarkson
Margaret Larsen

Beau Daniels
Rudy

Benicio Del Toro
Toby Jay Wadenah

Dale Dickey
Strom

Wendy Morrow Donaldson
Resort Owner

Adrien Dorval
Sheriff

Aaron Eckhart
Stan Krolak

Kathy Jensen
Store Clerk

Written by

Friedrich Durrenmatt
(book)

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An average movie

7 years, 11 months ago at Apr 21 11:01

johanlefourbe

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and maybe I should re-watch it at some point. I have noticed that Sean Penn never got much credit for his directing career but, even though he might not be a great master, I always found his work really intriguing. Anyway, the main issue I had with this flick is that it was actually too similar to ’The Crossing Guard’,his previous ... read more

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1 year, 11 months ago at Apr 22 3:34

TrekMedic

I saw this when it was first released in the theatres and I've since watched it numerous times on TV but, even though I know it's based on a crime novel (Sight and Sound), the beginning and ending scenes still leave you wondering: did Jerry Black, failing to catch his last killer, retire into the life of a doddering drunk who is fantasizing about the movie's events, or was he numbing the pain of l... read more

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Description: The night he retires as a Nevada sheriff, Jerry Black pledges to the mother of a murdered girl that he will find the killer. Jerry doesn't believe the police arrested the right man; he discovers this is the third incident in the area in the recent past with victims young, blond, pretty, and small for their age. So he buys an old gas station in the mountains near the crimes in order to search for a tall man who drives a black station wagon, gives toy porcupines as gifts, and calls himself the wizard: clues from a drawing by the dead girl. Jerry's solitary life gives way to friendship with a woman and her small, blond daughter. Ha ... (more)

Release date: 19 January 2001
UPC: 085391905325

Tags: Crime (11), Drama (10), 2001 (7), Thriller (6), Mystery (4), Police (3), 2000s (3), Murder (2), Suicide (2), Based On Novel (2), Obsession (2), Pedophilia (2), Parade (1), Photography (1), Remake (1), Usa (1), English (1), Death (1), Investigation (1), Detective (1)

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