Gone Baby Gone
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Edge of Darkness
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About 2010 film by Martin Campbell
Genres drama, action, thriller, crime thriller
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by William Monahan, Andrew Bovell
Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Huston, Frank Grillo, Ray Winstone, Denis O'Hare, Caterina Scorsone, Bojana Novaković, Jay O. Sanders
Music Howard Shore
Runtime 117 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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