Is The Killing of a Sacred Deer scary?

Not particularly — The Killing of a Sacred Deer's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a family film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.1/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in The Killing of a Sacred Deer?

The Killing of a Sacred Deer has 3 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer?

The Killing of a Sacred Deer is tagged as family, supernatural on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017 · R · 2h 1m

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.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

7.1

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Leans into atmosphere.

Jump scares

The Killing of a Sacred Deer has 3 jump scares. Compare counts

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7.1Overall

Fear3.0

Gore5.0

Atmosphere7.0

Genres

dramahorrorthriller

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Details

Budget$3M

Box office$10.7M

Directed by

Yorgos Lanthimos

Written by

Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos

Cinematography

Thimios Bakatakis

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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