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Max Payne (2008)

Max Payne
Max Payne
PG-13
Action
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller

Release Date
October 15, 2008
Director
John Moore
Runtime
99
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Beau Thorne , Sam Lake
Tagline
When a Man Has Lost Everything. He Only has Revenge

Summary

Rockstar Games' double-gunned action franchise comes to the big screen thanks to director John Moore (The Omen) and Mark Wahlberg, who embodies the title character of Max Payne, a widowed cop hell-bent on delivering justice no matter what the cost as he investigates a string of killings in his city. Mila Kunis and Chris O'Donnell head up the supporting cast, with Beau Thorne adapting the screenplay for the 20th Century Fox production.

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