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Kill Your Darlings

Movie · 2013 · 104 min

A brooding, seductive plunge into youthful obsession and literary rebellion, with an undercurrent of danger that keeps you uneasy.

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2013 film directed by John Krokidas
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Year
2013
Runtime
104 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • art
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, romance, thriller, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
John Krokidas
Written by
John Krokidas
Starring
Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, David Cross, Kyra Sedgwick, Dane DeHaan
Music
Nico Muhly
Cinematography
Reed Morano
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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