A Better Way to Die

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A Better Way to Die
Directed by Scott Wiper
Written byScott Wiper
Jack Conley
Carmen Argenziano
Produced byScott Wiper
Distributed byNewmarket
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Better Way to Die is a 2000 action and thriller film. It was directed and produced by Scott Wiper. The film centers on a Chicago cop who quits the force and finds himself threatened by the Mafia. [1]

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  1. "A Better Way to Die". prod-www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. Otfinoski, Steven (2014-05-14). African Americans in the Performing Arts. Infobase Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4381-0776-9.