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Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008
· Movie
· 113 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
62–82
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 82.
See the most agreed on films →The first part of a two-film biography of French gangster Jacques Mesrine. The film chronicles his early life, from his brutal military service in the Algerian War to his first crimes in Paris and his rise to notoriety. It depicts his charismatic, violent nature and his numerous prison escapes, establishing him as France's public enemy number one.
Details
- Director
- Jean-François Richet
- Writer
- Abdel Raouf Dafri
- Studio
- Remstar Productions, Novo RPI, La Petite Reine
- Released
- 22 October 2008
- Country
- Canada, France, Italy
- Language
- French, English, Arabic, Spanish
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $15.0M
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Awards
8 wins & 17 nominations total
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