The Bone Collector is a 1999 American crime thriller film[2] directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.

Amelia Donaghy, a newly recruited patrol officer, discovers a mutilated corpse buried at a Civil War-era railroad bed.

The killer poses as a taxi driver and, before Rhyme and Amelia meet, abducts married couple Alan and Lindsay Rubin.

Using the clues found at the railroad bed, including a torn piece of scrap paper, Rhyme successfully tracks the whereabouts of Lindsay.

The killer abducts an NYU student, who is taken to a derelict slaughterhouse, tied to a pole, and left with an open wound that attracts nearby rats.

Amelia and Rhyme, again using the clues left by the killer at the scene of the previous murder, find the victim's body mutilated by rats.

Thelma, Rhyme's caregiver and nurse, reveals to Amelia his plans to end his life out of fear of seizures that could leave him in a vegetative state.

The following Christmas, Rhyme, having abandoned his plans to commit suicide, meets his sister and niece coming to visit him, along with Amelia and his other colleagues.

The project originated when producer Martin Bregman acquired the film rights to the Jeffery Deaver novel of the same name;[3] Phillip Noyce was brought on to direct.

The site's critics consensus states: "A talented cast is wasted on a bland attempt at a suspenseful, serial killer flick.

"[17] William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer describes the film as having "the characteristics of a bad slasher movie" in a mainly negative review, calling the plot "ultimately preposterous".

"[23] Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post wrote, "As for the mystery that these forays into the shocking are meant to penetrate, it's probably the least interesting thing in the movie.

VJ Boyd and Mark Bianculli would write the series and also serve as executive producers, and Seth Gordon would direct the potential pilot.