The Pledge

The Pledge

Detective Jerry Black has made a promise he can't break, to catch a killer he can't find.

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Release Date

1/19/2001

Runtime

123 mins

Overview

A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$29,419,291

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A retired detective's innocent promise to catch a killer metastasizes into a consuming obsession that unravels his life. It's a slow descent into paranoia and self-destruction dressed up as duty.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseMelancholic

Themes

ObsessionRedemptionMortalityJustice

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceSuicide and self-harm

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