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The Killers

1956Movie19 min

CrimeDrama
63
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5
63
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5

Summary

The Killers is a 1956 student film by the Soviet and Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky and his fellow students Marika Beiku and Aleksandr Gordon. The film is based on the short story "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway, written in 1927. It was Tarkovsky's first film, produced when he was a student at the State Institute of Cinematography.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

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  • You need an uplifting mood

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  • Weighs on you.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Keeps you guessing.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Tropes

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