The Postcard Killings

The Postcard Killings is a 2020 British-American mystery crime drama film directed by Danis Tanović and starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Famke Janssen and Cush Jumbo.[1][2] It is based on the 2010 novel The Postcard Killers by James Patterson and Liza Marklund.[3][4]

The Postcard Killings
Film poster
Directed byDanis Tanović
Produced byPaul Brennan
Tracey Edmonds
Leopoldo Gout
Anna Sofia Mörck
Peter Nelson
James Patterson
Miriam Segal
Screenplay byTove Alsterdal
Ellen Brown Furman
Liza Marklund
Andrew Stern
Tena Štivičić
Based onThe Postcard Killers
by Liza Marklund and James Patterson
StarringJeffrey Dean Morgan
Famke Janssen
Cush Jumbo
Music bySimon Lacey
CinematographySalvatore Totino
Edited bySean Barton
Production
company
Good Films Collective
Distributed byRLJE Films
Release date
  • March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
United Kingdom
Sweden
LanguageEnglish
Swedish
Russian
German
French

Plot

Jacob Kanon, a New York detective, investigates the death of his daughter who was murdered while on her honeymoon; he recruits the help of Scandinavian journalist Dessie Lombard when other couples throughout Europe suffer a similar fate.

The movie opens with someone killing a young couple. It turns out to be Jacob Kanon's daughter and her husband who are in London on their honeymoon. He went to London to identify the bodies of his daughter and her new husband at the morgue.

After that Kanon starts investigating on who's the killer and moves to other European cities as the killer doesn't stop. With the help of a Scandinavian journalist and a German policeman he exposes the truth and understands what's going on.

Cast

Reception

As of June 2020, the film holds a 24% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 21 reviews with an average rating of 4.17 out of 10.[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 29 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6] Brian Costello of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.[7]

References
  1. Scheck, Frank (12 March 2020). "'The Postcard Killings': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. Harvey, Dennis (12 March 2020). "'The Postcard Killings': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. LePire, Bobby (8 April 2020). "The Postcard Killings". Film Threat. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. Hipes, Patrick (16 January 2020). "Jeffrey Dean Morgan Thriller 'The Postcard Killings' To Hit Theaters In March Via RLJE Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. "The Postcard Killings". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. "The Postcard Killings Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. Costello, Brian. "The Postcard Killings". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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