

The Bone Collector
1999-11-04 · 118 min · ★ 6.8
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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- Directors
- Phillip Noyce
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Martin Bregman Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 73,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 151,493,655
Top Cast
Denzel WashingtonLincoln Rhyme
Angelina JolieAmelia Donaghy
Queen LatifahThelma
Michael RookerCaptain Howard Cheney
Michael McGloneDetective Kenny Solomon
Luis GuzmánEddie Ortiz
Leland OrserRichard Thompson
John Benjamin HickeyDr. Barry Lehman
Bobby CannavaleSteve, Amelia's Boyfriend
Ed O'NeillDetective Paulie Sellitto
Richard ZemanLieutenant Carl Hanson
Olivia BirkelundLindsay Rubin
Gary SwansonAlan Rubin
Frank FontaineGrandfather
Zena GreyGranddaughter
Daniel BrochuNYU Student
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