A Walk Among the Tombstones
A Walk Among the Tombstones is a 2014 American neo-noir action thriller film directed and written by Scott Frank, and based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Lawrence Block. It stars Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, and Boyd Holbrook. The film was released on September 19, 2014. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed $62 million worldwide against a $28 million budget, making it a modest success. Although Frank and Neeson hoped for further adaptations, no more films have been made as of 2025.
Plot
One morning in 1991, alcoholic NYPD Detective Matt Scudder is drinking at his usual bar when three criminals kill the bartender in an attempted shakedown. Scudder pursues them and, in a chaotic gun battle, kills two and cripples the third.