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The Driller Killer

1979Movie1 h 41 min

Horror
57
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.2Metacritic666.3Rotten Tomatoes64%32%

A brutally violent, terrifying horror movie about everyday modern life and crime.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you · you scare easily

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Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

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Story

The Blood Runs In Rivers... And The Drill Keeps Tearing Through Flesh And Bone.

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

Feels like

  • Exploitation Horror
  • Grindhouse Aesthetic
  • Psychological Breakdown
  • New York City Noir
  • Disturbing Violence
  • Low-Budget Independent
  • Bleak and Unsettling
  • Visual Stylization

Cast

6 of 6

Crew

Directed by
Abel Ferrara
Written by
Nicholas St. John
Produced by
Mary Kane, Arthur Weisberg, D.A. Metrov
Music by
Joe Delia

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

June 15, 1979 · 1 h 41 min · Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery

Released
June 15, 1979
Runtime
1 h 41 min
Content
Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$20,000
Available in
138 countries

Tropes

Gorn, Kill the Poor, High-Pressure Blood +9

  • Gorn
  • Kill the Poor
  • High-Pressure Blood
  • Ax-Crazy
  • Villain Protagonist
  • Starving Artist
  • Jerkass
  • Big Bad
  • B-Movie
  • Incessant Music Madness
  • Video Nasties
  • Job Title

12 of 13 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Driller Killer?"

Questions about The Driller Killer

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Driller Killer?

PrimefuboTVKanopyFandango at Home FreeCriterionFlixHouseMUBIScreambox

In the United States, The Driller Killer streams on Prime, fuboTV, Criterion, MUBI, and Screambox, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, FlixHouse, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Cultpix, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 137 other countries.

Is The Driller Killer worth watching?

57
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57 (IMDb 5.2, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, and Metacritic 66). Critics rate it higher (65 out of 100) than audiences (49).

Will The Driller Killer scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 9 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 8 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching The Driller Killer?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 5 for melancholy, against 0 for hopefulness.