Killing Emmett Young

Killing Emmett Young

In order to avoid the debilitating effects of a terminal illness, a young detective orders a hit on himself.

2002 · 104 min · ★ 5.4 · Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In the Philadelphia police department, Emmett Young is a hotshot, a workaholic newly promoted to homicide. He learns he has a disease that will soon kill him painfully, so he hires a stranger to arrange his own death. With one eye on the calendar (he's allowed a few days' grace before his murder), he pursues a final case, the serial killing of young women. Emmett develops a profile of the assailant. Meanwhile, his fixer hires an ex-cop to kill Emmett, a lonely security guard whom the fixer taunts and belittles. In this limited time, can Emmett sort out what's important?

Directed by Keith Snyder · Written by Keith Snyder

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Scott Wolf Emmett Young
Gabriel Byrne Jack Marlow / Stephen Bracken
Tim Roth John Harrett / Frank Dwyer
Greg Wood Dr. Dan Kilbannon
Ira Hawkins Det. Birch
Khandi Alexander Det. Middlestat
Adam LeFevre Officer Jim Fields
Danielle Mason Laurie Meyers
Elizabeth Reaser Alison Holmes
Katrina Law Francine

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