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Psychological horror with the same slow-burn dread and character focus.
Overall8.1
Fear2.0
Atmos7.5
Gore5.0
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017 · R · 2h 1m
Curator Score7.1/ 10
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- October 20, 2017
- Home release
- December 28, 2017
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Gore5.0
Atmosphere7.0
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Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.
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dramahorrorthriller
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Child endangermentSelf harmDomestic violenceBody fluids
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Details
Budget$3M
Box office$10.7M
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Starring
Colin Farrell as Steven Murphy · Nicole Kidman as Anna Murphy · Barry Keoghan as Martin Lang · Raffey Cassidy as Kim Murphy · Sunny Suljic as Bob Murphy · Bill Camp as Matthew Williams · Alicia Silverstone as Martin's Mother · Herb Caillouet as Ed Thompson (Hospital Director)
Production
Element Pictures, Film4 Productions, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, HanWay Films, Limp, New Sparta Films, TPC
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