Knife Fight (film)

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Knife Fight
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Directed by Bill Guttentag
Written by Bill Guttentag
Chris Lehane
Produced byCatherine Davila
Daniel Davila
Starring Rob Lowe
Carrie-Anne Moss
Jamie Chung
Richard Schiff
Amanda Crew
Julie Bowen
Ryan Alosio
CinematographyStephen Kazmierski
Edited by Robert Dalva
Production
company
Divisadero Pictures
Distributed by Myriad Pictures
IFC Films [1]
Release dates
  • April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)(Tribeca Film Festival)
  • January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)
  • United States (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5,661 [2]

Knife Fight is a 2012 American political thriller film starring Rob Lowe, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jamie Chung, Richard Schiff, Amanda Crew, Julie Bowen and Ryan Alosio. It is directed by Bill Guttentag and co-written by Bill Guttentag and former Al Gore spokesman Chris Lehane. The film was shot in San Francisco, California. The film premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on January 25, 2013 and was released on demand and digitally on January 28, 2013. Davey Havok of the band AFI makes an appearance. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Synopsis

A political strategist juggles three clients while facing the moral issues of his profession.

Cast

Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 28%. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 34 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

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