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Killing Gunther

2017 · 92 min

A goofy, chaotic mockumentary that plays like a bumbling assassin comedy with sudden bursts of violence.

Directed by
Taran Killam
Genres
Action, Comedy
Tagline
They're Out to Change the Killing Business
Overview
A group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him – but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead.

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Directed by
Taran Killam
Genres
Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour8
Realism3
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Taran Killam
Written by
Taran Killam
Starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, Hannah Simone, Peter Kelamis, Paul Brittain, Aubrey Sixto, Amir Talai
Music
Dino Meneghin
Cinematography
Blake McClure
Runtime
92 min
Country
Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
German, English, Spanish

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