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Suicide Kings

1997 · 106 min

A twisty, talky crime thriller that keeps you guessing as mind games and betrayals pile up.

Directed by
Peter O'Fallon
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Tagline
A crime is a terrible thing to waste.
Overview
Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.

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Directed by
Peter O'Fallon
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • crime
  • greed
  • loyalty
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, comedy, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Peter O'Fallon
Written by
Gina Goldman, Josh McKinney, Wayne Allan Rice
Starring
Christopher Walken, Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Johnny Galecki, Nina Siemaszko, Denis Leary
Music
Graeme Revell, Tim Simonec
Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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