20012h 4mDir. Sean Penn

The Pledge

Name: The Pledge
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2001-01-19
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 3
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Helen Mirren, Aaron Eckhart, Robin Wright, Sam Shepard

“Detective Jerry Black has made a promise he can't break, to catch a killer he can't find.”

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

3.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 3.0 ★vs2nd Half: 3.0 ★

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A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

Starring:Jack Nicholson,Helen Mirren,Aaron Eckhart,Robin Wright,Sam Shepard

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Jack Nicholson

Jerry Black

Helen Mirren

Doctor

Aaron Eckhart

Stan Krolak

Robin Wright

Lori

Sam Shepard

Eric Pollack

Benicio del Toro

Toby Jay Wadenah

Patricia Clarkson

Margaret Larsen

Mickey Rourke

Jim Olstad

Vanessa Redgrave

Annalise Hansen

Lois Smith

Helen Jackson

Eileen Ryan

Jean

Costas Mandylor

Monash Deputy

Key Production Crew

Director

Sean Penn

Screenplay & Writers

Jerzy Kromolowski, Mary Olson-Kromolowski, Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Cinematography

Chris Menges

Original Score

Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt

Producers

Sean Penn, Michael Fitzgerald, Elie Samaha

Film Details

Budget$35,000,000

Box Office Revenue$29,419,291

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Franchise PicturesClyde Is Hungry Films

Keywords & Themes

#promise#murder#drawing#porcupine#pledge#retirement party#police profiling

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

3.0

You know that moment when you’re watching a movie, and you’re like, “This is going somewhere awesome,” and then it just… doesn’t? Yeah, that’s The Pledge for you. It’s like ordering a triple-chocolate sundae and only get...

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