RThe January Man

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IMDB (9,444 votes)

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500M
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Play Time: 97 mins
Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
The January Man

Overview:
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.

Status: Released (1989-01-13)
BoxOffice:$4,611,062
Screen:John Patrick Shanley
Productions: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
The January Man
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The January Man initially feels like a thriller, opening with a woman being strangled to death, which segues to the mayor of New York City discussing the murder, the eleventh in as many months committed by a serial killer who uses a blue tape to suffocate his victims, with the police ....

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GenerationofSwine

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This is one of those rare films about a serial killer that isn't so much about the killer himself as it is how the law enforcement officer tracks him down and arrests him. And that perspective is always welcome, especially here because it took the gambit of really not focusing on the ....

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