FilmRPsychological Survival Splatter & Gore

The Bone Collector1999

Name: The Bone Collector
Genre: Psychological, Survival, Splatter & Gore
Released: 1999-11-04
Rating: 6.3

“Right now, this serial killer could be looking at his next victim.”

Directed by Phillip Noyce

6.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.7Rotten Tomatoes 30%Metacritic 45TMDB 6.8

✍ Review

On the charts

#12·Top Horror Movies of 1999

Share this title

X Facebook Reddit Pinterest

Year

1999

Runtime

118 min

Box Office

Budget

$73,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$151,493,655

Domestic

$66,518,655

🏆 1 win & 3 nominations total

The premise

Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.

Horror Vault's take

A once-legendary NYPD forensics detective, now paralyzed and confined to his bed, is pulled back into the world of homicide when a sadistic killer begins leaving cryptic clues at each gruesome crime scene across Manhattan. His unlikely partner is a sharp but reluctant rookie cop who becomes his eyes, ears, and hands in the field. Together they race to decode the killer's twisted puzzle before more victims fall. The film is a slick, star-powered thriller that leans into procedural dread and the tension of an uneven but electric partnership.

Content: Graphic Depictions Of Crime Scenes, Disturbing Imagery Involving Victims, Violence, Themes Of Sadism And Torture