Stiletto

Apr 29, 2008

1h 58m

★ 4.7

Revenge never looked so good.

Overview

The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her, and the detective following her rising body count

Genres

Action

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

TinRes Entertainment

Vallelonga Productions

First Look International

Stiletto Trailers

Cast

Raina

Stana Katic

Virgil Vadalos

Tom Berenger

Beck

Paul Sloan

Lee

Michael Biehn

Alex

William Forsythe

Sylvia Vadalos

Diane Venora

Penny

Amanda Brooks

Nancy

Dominique Swain

Large Bills

Tom Sizemore

Detective Hanover

Kelly Hu

Engelhart

James Russo

Gus

Tony Lip

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