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The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Movie · 2017 · 109 min

Cold, controlled dread builds slowly as ordinary rooms turn quietly unbearable, leaving you uneasy long after it ends.

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2017 film by Yorgos Lanthimos
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2017
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • revenge
  • justice
  • family
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, horror, thriller
Directed by
Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by
Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Starring
Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Alicia Silverstone, Barry Keoghan, Bill Camp, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic
Cinematography
Thimios Bakatakis
Runtime
109 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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