The Death and Life of Bobby Z

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

To live a life of his own, he has to die first.

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Release Date

7/23/2007

Runtime

97 mins

Overview

A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$413,454

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A high-stakes con turns into a desperate chase when a wronged man forced to impersonate a dead drug lord finds an unexpected kinship with the gangster's son. It's a lean, propulsive thriller about finding humanity in the margins of a violent world.

Mood

TenseExhilaratingWistful

Themes

RedemptionIdentitySurvival

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Brisk

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Road movie

Heads up

Graphic violence

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