Overview

In the Philadelphia police department, Emmett Young is a hotshot, a workaholic newly promoted to homicide. He learns he has a disease that will soon kill him painfully, so he hires a stranger to arrange his own death. With one eye on the calendar (he's allowed a few days' grace before his murder), he pursues a final case, the serial killing of young women. Emmett develops a profile of the assailant. Meanwhile, his fixer hires an ex-cop to kill Emmett, a lonely security guard whom the fixer taunts and belittles. In this limited time, can Emmett sort out what's important?

Cast

Scott Wolf, Gabriel Byrne, Tim Roth, Greg Wood, Ira Hawkins, Khandi Alexander, Adam LeFevre, Danielle Mason

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What is "Killing Emmett Young" about?

In the Philadelphia police department, Emmett Young is a hotshot, a workaholic newly promoted to homicide. He learns he has a disease that will soon kill him painfully, so he hires a stranger to arrange his own death. With one eye on the calendar (he's allowed a few days' grace before his murder), he pursues a final case, the serial killing of young women. Emmett develops a profile of the assailant. Meanwhile, his fixer hires an ex-cop to kill Emmett, a lonely security guard whom the fixer taunts and belittles. In this limited time, can Emmett sort out what's important?

When was "Killing Emmett Young" released?

Killing Emmett Young was released in 2002.

Who stars in "Killing Emmett Young"?

The cast includes Scott Wolf, Gabriel Byrne, Tim Roth, Greg Wood.

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