The Life of David Gale
“The crime is clear. The truth is not.”
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Studio
Mikona Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Life of David Gale performed
Budget
$50.0M
Worldwide Gross
$39.0M
Gross Profit
−$11.0M
Return
0.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$6M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
David Gale
Kevin Spacey
David Gale
Bitsey Bloom
Kate Winslet
Bitsey Bloom
Constance Hallaway
Laura Linney
Constance Hallaway
Berlin
Rhona Mitra
Berlin
Zack Stemmons
Gabriel Mann
Zack Stemmons
Dusty Wright
Matt Craven
Dusty Wright
Duke Grover
Jim Beaver
Duke Grover
Barbara Kreuster
Cleo King
Barbara Kreuster
Braxton Belyeu
Leon Rippy
Braxton Belyeu
Nico the Goth Girl
Melissa McCarthy
Nico the Goth Girl
Joe Mullarkey
Lee Ritchey
Joe Mullarkey
Motel Waitress
Brandy Little
Motel Waitress
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