Mr. Brooks is a 2007 thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. It was released on June 1, 2007.
Earl Brooks (Kevin Costner) is a wealthy, successful businessman recently honored by the Portland, Oregon, Chamber of Commerce as "Man of the Year." Brooks is also a serial killer, known as the "Thumbprint Killer" by the police. Brooks is encouraged by his id, manifested as an alter ego he...
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Mr. Brooks is a 2007 thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. It was released on June 1, 2007.
Earl Brooks (Kevin Costner) is a wealthy, successful businessman recently honored by the Portland, Oregon, Chamber of Commerce as "Man of the Year." Brooks is also a serial killer, known as the "Thumbprint Killer" by the police. Brooks is encouraged by his id, manifested as an alter ego he refers to as "Marshall" (William Hurt) whom only Brooks can see or hear. Brooks uses Alcoholics Anonymous as a method to control his killing, and as of the beginning of the movie has refrained from murder for two years, but feels the killing urge rising again.
Urged on by Marshall, he kills a couple. As part of his pathology, he leaves each of the victims' bloody thumbprints on a lampshade. Brooks follows his meticulous modus operandi, including fastidious preparation and cleaning up the crime scene before departing. Marshall then notices...
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