The Toolbox Murders fingerprintRelentless energy, emotionally cool.
Terrifying and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Terrifying and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
The Toolbox Murders is terrifying, brutally violent, and tense.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Toolbox Murders is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Night Flight+, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 35/100 (IMDb 5.2 and Metacritic 35). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
The Toolbox Murders runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Toolbox Murders higher (52) than critics (35). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+8GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Toolbox Murders in 22 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 114 storytelling tropes for The Toolbox Murders, including Break the Cutie, Eyes Open, Chase Scene.
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