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(2006)Directed by Brian De Palma121 min · RCrime, Thriller, Drama

“Inspired by the most notorious unsolved murder in California history.”

Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), a former boxer turned Los Angeles cop in the 1940s, wants a place beside his partner Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and a life like Lee's, including the woman Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson). Then the body of an aspiring actress, Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner), is found, and Brian De Palma follows both men into a case of corrupt cops and stag films. Bucky keeps digging into the killing, and the digging puts everything he has at risk.