The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

Genres - Mystery, Drama, Horror, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Medical Drama, Paranoid Thriller, Psychological Thriller  |   Release Date - Sep 22, 2017 (USA - Unknown), Oct 20, 2017 (USA - Limited), Nov 3, 2017 (USA)  |   Run Time - 116 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom, Ireland, United States  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Ben Schultz

A teenage boy (Barry Keoghan) ingratiates himself with the family of a cardiovascular surgeon (Colin Farrell). Gradually, he begins to reveal his dark intentions, causing the surgeon's life to spin out of control. Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, The Lobster) co-wrote and directed this psychological thriller, which co-stars Nicole Kidman, Raffey Cassidy, and Sunny Suljic.

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death, evil, family, father, heart-surgeon, revenge, son, wife