Killing Them Softly fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, dialogue, and direction
Standout cinematography
Brutally violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Killing Them Softly is brutally violent and tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
Crime, everyday modern life, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and class and money. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, dialogue, and direction
The performances, dialogue, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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In America you're on your own.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, and Plex. 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 74%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 37 min
Killing Them Softly runs 1 h 37 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Killing Them Softly higher (87) than audiences (56). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $38 million worldwide, 2.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+32GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Killing Them Softly in 46 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 35 storytelling tropes for Killing Them Softly, including Adaptation Title Change, Continuity Cameo, Ruthless Foreign Gangsters.
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