# The Bone Collector (1999)

> A quadriplegic former detective and a haunted rookie race across New York to decode a serial killer’s sadistic crime scenes before the next victim dies.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4668

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Phillip Noyce
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Michael McGlone, Luis Guzmán, Leland Orser, John Benjamin Hickey
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145681/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, gritty, paranoid, dark movie night, crime thriller marathon

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