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Killing Emmett Young (2002)

In the Philadelphia police department, Emmett Young is a hotshot, a workaholic newly promoted to homicide. He learns he has a disease that will soon kill him painfully, so he hires a stranger to arrange his own death. With one eye on the calendar (he's allowed a few days' grace before his murder), he pursues a final case, the serial killing of young women. Emmett develops a profile of the assailant. Meanwhile, his fixer hires an ex-cop to kill Emmett, a lonely security guard whom the fixer taunts and belittles. In this limited time, can Emmett sort out what's important?

  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Scott WolfScott WolfEmmett Young
  • Photo of Gabriel ByrneGabriel ByrneJack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
  • Photo of Tim RothTim RothJohn Harrett / Frank Dwyer
  • Photo of Greg WoodGreg WoodDr. Dan Kilbannon
  • Photo of Ira HawkinsIra HawkinsDet. Birch
  • Photo of Khandi AlexanderKhandi AlexanderDet. Middlestat
  • Photo of Adam LeFevreAdam LeFevreOfficer Jim Fields
  • Photo of Danielle MasonDanielle MasonLaurie Meyers
  • Photo of Elizabeth ReaserElizabeth ReaserAlison Holmes

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