Born to Kill fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Born to Kill is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime and the mind
Its world is built around 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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Born to Kill is included with a subscription to TCM in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 86%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 32 min
Born to Kill runs 1 h 32 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Born to Kill higher (86) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Born to Kill in 12 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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