Programmed to Kill

Programmed to Kill is a year 20 movie.

synopsis
Programmed to Kill is a dark drama about the making of a thriller. Jeremy is a young European boy living in Africa when his parents are murdered. To serve justice the African tribal chief gives Jeremy a gun and forces him to kill the two murders. Later Jeremy becomes a general in the African civil war where again he kills for honor. Jeremy then moves to Providence, Rhode Island Jeremy joins the mob and kills out of the necessity of money. Finally Jeremy gets married and years later his wife is raped. Jeremy out of pure revenge kills the rapist for his own pleasure.

cast
Cillian Murphy Bruce Willis Ving Rhames Rachel McAdams

Directed by Alfonso Cuaron

Reception
Programmed to Kill received mostly stellar reviews from critics. It made numerous top lists including number 4 in the exclusive Premier top 30. However this did not transfer into award success. Cillian Murphy was nominated for his role at both the globes and Oscars but twice lost it. Programmed to Kill also was nominated for Best Screenplay(Globes) and Best Cinematography(Oscars) but came away with neither statue.

At the Box office Programmed opened at first in a limited 40 theaters to a 17,000 PTA. When expanding wide PTK opened to 9.8 million and good legs propelled it to a total of 34 Million.