

The January Man
Catching a serial killer takes a seriously twisted cop.
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1
- Box office
- $4
- Language
- English
- police
- serial killer
- neo-noir
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR13 Jan 1989
CzechiaCZ
- Physical17 Mar 1994
FranceFR
- Theatrical19 Jul 1989
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1220 Jul 1989
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1217 May 1990
IrelandIE
- Theatrical167 Jul 1989
JapanJP
- TheatricalR18+13 May 1989
SpainES
- Theatrical18 Jul 1989
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The January Man was released on 13 January 1989.
Audience reviews
2- T3/10
tmdb28039023
9/5/2022
The January Man initially feels like a thriller, opening with a woman being strangled to death, which segues to the mayor of New York City discussing the murder, the eleventh in as many months committed by a serial killer who uses a blue tape to suffocate his victims, with the police commissioner. That the mayor and the commissioner are played respectively by Rod Steiger and Harvet Keitel only stresses the gravity of…
- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
1/14/2023
This is one of those rare films about a serial killer that isn't so much about the killer himself as it is how the law enforcement officer tracks him down and arrests him. And that perspective is always welcome, especially here because it took the gambit of really not focusing on the killer at all. It was a bit like Manhunter in its approach. And the fact that an actor with great comedic timing was cast as the …
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