The Bone Collector

1999 118 min ★ 6.8 Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.

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Cast

Denzel Washington

Lincoln Rhyme

Angelina Jolie

Amelia Donaghy

Queen Latifah

Thelma

Michael Rooker

Captain Howard Cheney

Michael McGlone

Detective Kenny Solomon

Luis Guzmán

Eddie Ortiz

Leland Orser

Richard Thompson

John Benjamin Hickey

Dr. Barry Lehman

Bobby Cannavale

Steve, Amelia's Boyfriend

Ed O'Neill

Detective Paulie Sellitto

Details

Director

Phillip Noyce

Screenplay

Jeremy Iacone

Tagline

"Right now, this serial killer could be looking at his next victim."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$73,000,000

Revenue

$151,493,655

Production

Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Martin Bregman Productions

Reviews

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tmdb15435519

April 15, 2021

★ 7/10

Probably my least favorite Denzel move. Nevertheless, both him and Angelina Jolie deliver a better than average performance in an interesting crime thriller. Nothing else to praise here.

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JPV852

May 10, 2021

★ 7/10

Entertaining enough crime-thriller with both Washington and Jolie giving fine performances. Nothing outstanding and the dark mood doesn't always work (did like Craig Armstrong's score which I still listen to on my iPod). The ultimate reveal of the killer was a tad weak but otherwise it was okay. **3.25/5**

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The Movie Mob

August 27, 2022

★ 8/10

**A sinister killer and ominous tone cement The Bone Collector as one of the best crime thrillers of the 90s.** The Bone Collector is one of the best thriller mystery movies out there! This eerie game of cat and mouse captivates its audience with its fast and foreboding pace and incredible performances from Denzel Washington and a young Angelina Jolie. Despite being over 20 years old and the fl...

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GenerationofSwine

January 14, 2023

★ 5/10

Denzel Washington, he used to be all that didn't he? He single-handedly saved "Malcolm X" from being another Spike Lee disaster flick He played the ultimate and most loathable villain the world has ever seen in "Training Day" and in the process delivered one of the best performances we have ever had the pleasure of watching. And then he settled back to play "the smart cop." In "Fallen" he...

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CinemaSerf

August 28, 2023

★ 6/10

Denzel Washington really didn't have to get out of bed for his performance here as "Lincoln"; a now-quadriplegic forensics expert who is prone to dangerous seizures. Not wishing to risk surviving one of these in a vegetative state, he has elected for euthanasia. Before he can implement his plan, though, his former colleagues alert him to a series of grisly murders with folks in taxis being hijacke...