# Alex Cross (film series)

The Alex Cross film series is an American film series of three thriller films, based on the fictional character Alex Cross, who originally appeared in a series of novels of the same name by James Patterson. In the film series, Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry have portrayed Alex Cross.

## Films

* Kiss the Girls (1997)
* Along Came a Spider (2001)
* Alex Cross (2012)
* Cross (2024)

### Cancelled sequel

Prior to the film Alex Cross (2012) release, Double Cross was scheduled to be adapted into a film, with Tyler Perry reprising the role, but the film was cancelled after Alex Cross did not perform well at the box office.

## Cast

| Characters | Films | Films | Films |
| Characters | Kiss the Girls | Along Came a Spider | Alex Cross |
| Characters | 1997 | 2001 | 2012 |
| Alex Cross | Morgan Freeman | Morgan Freeman | Tyler Perry |
| Kyle Craig | Jay O. Sanders | Jay O. Sanders | |
| Mrs. Vicki Cross | Anna Maria Horsford | Anna Maria Horsford | |
| Janelle Cross | Tatyana Ali | | Yara Shahidi |
| Regina "Nana Mama" Cross | Helen Martin | | Cicely Tyson |
| Dr. Kate McTiernan | Ashley Judd | | |
| Detective Nick Ruskin / Cassanova | Cary Elwes | | |
| Dr. William Rudolph / Gentleman Caller | Tony Goldwyn | | |
| John Sampson | Bill Nunn | | |
| Naomi Cross | Gina Ravera | | |
| Jezzie Flannigan | | Monica Potter | |
| Gary Soneji / The Spider | | Michael Wincott | |
| Ollie McArthur | | Dylan Baker | |
| Megan Rose | | Mika Boorem | |
| Dimitri Starodubov | | Anton Yelchin | |
| Ben Devine | | Billy Burke | |
| Senator Hank Rose | | Michael Moriarty | |
| Elizabeth Rose | | Penelope Ann Miller | |
| Damon Cross | | | Sayeed Shahidi |
| Picasso | | | Matthew Fox |
| Tommy Kane | | | Edward Burns |
| Giles Mercier | | | Jean Reno |
| Maria Cross | | | Carmen Ejogo |
| Monica Ashe | | | Rachel Nichols |
| Captain Richard Brookwell | | | John C. McGinley |
| Erich Nunemacher | | | Werner Daehn |
| Fan Yau Lee | | | Stephanie Jacobsen |
| Pop Pop Jones | | | Simenona Martinez |
| Detective Jody Klebanoff | | | Bonnie Bentley |

## Crew

| Crew/Detail | Film | Film | Film |
| Crew/Detail | Kiss the Girls | Along Came a Spider | Alex Cross |
| Crew/Detail | 1997 | 2001 | 2012 |
| Director | Gary Fleder | Lee Tamahori | Rob Cohen |
| Producer(s) | David Brown Joe Wizan | David Brown Joe Wizan | Bill Block Steve Bowen Randall Emmett Leopoldo Gout Paul Hanson James Patterson |
| Writer(s) | Screenplay by David Klass Based on Kiss the Girls by James Patterson | Screenplay by Marc Moss Based on Along Came a Spider by James Patterson | Screenplay by Marc Moss Kerry Williamson Based on Cross by James Patterson |
| Composer | Mark Isham | Jerry Goldsmith | John Debney |
| Director of photography | Aaron Schneider | Matthew F. Leonetti | Ricardo Della Rosa |
| Editor(s) | Armen Minasian Harvey Rosenstock William Steinkamp | Neil Travis | Matt Diezel Thom Noble |
| Production company | Rysher Entertainment | Phase 1 Productions Revelations Entertainment | QED International Block/Hanson Emmett/Furla Films Envision Entertainment Corporation IAC Productions James Patterson Entertainment Summit Entertainment |
| Distributor | Paramount Pictures | Paramount Pictures | Lionsgate Films |
| Release date | October 3, 1997 | April 6, 2001 | October 19, 2012 |
| Running time | 117 minutes | 103 minutes | 101 minutes |

## Reception
### Box office performance

| Film | Release date | Box office gross | Box office gross | Box office gross | Budget | Reference |
| Film | Release date | North America | Other territories | Worldwide | Budget | Reference |
| Kiss the Girls | October 3, 1997 | | | $60,527,873 | $27 million | |
| Along Came a Spider | April 6, 2001 | $74,078,174 | $31,100,387 | $105,178,561 | $60 million | |
| Alex Cross | October 19, 2012 | $25,888,412 | $8,700,000 | $34,588,412 | $35 million | |
| Total | Total | | | $200,294,936 | $122 million | |

### Critical and public response

| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
| Kiss the Girls | 32% (34 reviews) | 46 (17 reviews) | B+ |
| Along Came a Spider | 32% (125 reviews) | 42 (31 reviews) | B+ |
| Alex Cross | 11% (128 reviews) | 30 (34 reviews) | A |