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The Pledge

2001·2h 4m·R
DramaMysteryCrimeThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
77,526 votes
Metascore
71
Metacritic

A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.

The Pledge is a 2001 drama mystery movie directed by Sean Penn, starring Jack Nicholson, Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Clarkson. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 77,526 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Director
Sean Penn
Stars
Jack Nicholson
Benicio Del Toro
Patricia Clarkson
Beau Daniels
Details
2001-01-19
124 min
Movie
R
★ United States, Canada
★ English
Keywords
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