Alex Cross (2012)

5.2PG-13106 minDirector: Rob Cohen

2012 American film

Alex Cross is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Rob Cohen, and starring Tyler Perry as the title character, and Matthew Fox as the villain Picasso. The adapted screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson. It is based on the 2006 novel Cross by James Patterson. It is the third installment of the Alex Cross film series, and was considered a reboot of the series.

Unlike the previous films, which were distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film was released by Summit Entertainment on October 19, 2012. It was panned by critics and became a box office bomb, and a planned sequel was cancelled.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Alex Cross about?
Alex Cross (2012) — Dr. Alex Cross is on his last police duty to track down an assassin called Picasso, who's been torturing and killing rich businessmen in Detroit. Soon when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits to end this once and for all.
Is Alex Cross based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Alex Cross scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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