Killing Them Softly
In America you're on your own.
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A cynical, brutally efficient crime thriller that uses a simple robbery-and-retribution plot as a vehicle for commentary on American capitalism and moral collapse.
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
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