Killing Them Softly
A down‑on‑his‑luck hustler teams up with a shady ex‑partner and a drug‑addicted thief to pull off a high‑stakes robbery of a Mafia‑run poker game during the 2008 financial crisis, only to find that stealing from the mob triggers a deadly cat‑and‑mouse chase where any mistake could cost them their lives.
“In America you're on your own.”
Synopsis
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer tasked with restoring order after three inept individuals rob a Mob-protected card game, leading to the collapse of the local criminal economy.
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A crew of 54+ credited
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Edited by Brian A KatesShot by Greig FraserDesigned by Patricia Norris
Box Office
2012 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$37.9M
US & Canada: $15.0M — 40% of worldwide · International: $22.9M (60%)
Opening weekend: $6.8M — 45% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $9.0M — 60% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,424 theaters
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Also known as
- Killing them softlyde
- Cogan’s Tradeen
- Cogan's Tradees
- Cogan: Killing Them Softlyfr
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Cast & Crew
54 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
33Ross Brodar
as Poker Guy
Wade Allen
as Business Suit Agent
Christopher Berry
as Cab Driver Agent
Kenneth Brown Jr
as Security Force Agent
Mustafa Harris
as Bartender #1
John Mcconnell
as Bartender #2
Dared Wright
as Waiter
Joe Chrest
as Business Suit Agent
Elvin Yoshida
as Asian Poker Player (uncredited)
Glen Warner
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Logan Douglas Smith
as Bus Station Construction Worker (uncredited)
Adam Sibley
as Naked Guy (uncredited)
Henry Paulson
as Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
John Mccain
as Self (archive footage)
David Joseph Martinez
as Pablo (uncredited)
Raymond Lapino
as Elderly Poker Player (uncredited)
Shadoe Knight
as Mafia Poker Player (uncredited)
John C Klein
as Traveler (uncredited)
Wendy Clarice Jordan
as Pink Pants (uncredited)
Kirk Jordan
as DEA Agent (uncredited)
Joshua Joseph Gillum
as Murderer (uncredited)
Oscar Gale
as Sweet Melinda (uncredited)
Gregory Allen Gabroy
as Reveler (uncredited)
Garret Dillahunt
as Eddie Mattie (uncredited)
Peter Defazio
as Self (archive footage)
Edward J Clare
as Prison Doctor (uncredited)
George W Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Rhonda Floyd Aguillard
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Julia Adams
as Maid (uncredited)
Roger Pfeiffer
as Bar Patron #3
Shannon Brewer
as Bar Patron #2
Bryan Billingsley
as Bar Patron #1
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