Remove ads

Information

Year
2011
Runtime
95 min.
Director
Ben Wheatley
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Horror
Rating *
6.4
Votes *
29,025
Checks
3,161
Favs
201
Dislikes
74
Favs/checks
6.4% (1:16)
Favs/dislikes
3:1
* View IMDb information

Top comments

  1. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    British supernatural thriller that seems to want to be horror's answer to Primer. In other words, it bears rewatching or at least discussing before you can explain what you just saw. On the surface, Kill List is about two former soldiers of fortune, now hitmen, one of them married with a child and suffering from PTSD. They have a list of people to kill, all of which seem strangely happy to be murdered by the protagonist, and then things go completely loopy, with Pagan cultists in the woods racing after our guys and the whole thing ending on massive, disturbing irony. So what's really happening? That's the question. The film demands an answer from its audience, though I think no single answer needs be "correct", with plenty of leitmotifs, recurring images and lines, and strange behavior to support its mystery. For me, this is about a man who was something (Satan/Oberon/psychologically a killer), who lost himself, and created a new but ill-fitting identity (husband and father). Through "one last job", he is tested and forced to shed the trappings of this "false life" before taking his rightful place as whatever he used to be. It works in supernatural terms, but in psychological ones as well. I'd say theories that this is "all a dream" are a cop-out despite the "awakening" leitmotif, but if this dream works the same way magical realism does, then I agree to its legitimacy. 8 years 9 months ago
  2. Earring72's avatar

    Earring72

    Starts out really good with great setting and atmospere…...and than in the final act goes full WTF on you…... 5 years 1 month ago
  3. fonz's avatar

    fonz

    Even upon a rewatch, this film is haunting. Great atmosphere and tension building that really doesn't go where you expect. 7 years 11 months ago
See all comments

Friends

Login to see which of your friends have seen this movie!

Activity

  1. AmirVzz checked this movie 6 days 23 hours ago
See more activity

In 4 official lists

  1. This movie ranks #83 in Time Out’s The 100 Best Thrillers
    Time Out’s The 100 Best Thrillers's icon

    Time Out’s The 100 Best …

    83
  2. This movie ranks #349 in TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
    TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films's icon

    TSZDT's The 1,000 Greate…

    349
  3. This movie ranks #457 in TSPDT's 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films
    TSPDT's 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films's icon

    TSPDT's 21st Century's M…

    457
  4. This movie ranks #1469 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
    TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500's icon

    TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest F…

    1469
View all lists this movie is in