The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
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