The Little Things (2021)
When Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon goes to Los Angeles to gather evidence for an assignment, he becomes heavily invested in a serial killer case in the city. Denzel Washington stars as Joe 'Deke' Deacon in the John Lee Hancock directed film alongside Academy Award winners Rami Malek and Jared Leto.
The Little Things
- Director
- John Lee Hancock
- Release Date
- January 29, 2021
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Sofia Vassilieva , Isabel Arraiza , Stephanie Erb , Denzel Washington , Kerry O'Malley , Rami Malek , Jason James Richter , Terry Kinney , Adam J. Harrington , Jared Leto , Tom Hughes , Chris Bauer , Natalie Morales , Michael Hyatt
- Writers
- John Lee Hancock
- Runtime
- 128minutes
- Budget
- $30 million
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