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Kill List

"Who’s next?"

2011-09-02 Horror 1hr 35m

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

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Storyline

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

  • Released
    2011-09-02
  • Revenue
    $450,275
  • Budget
    $500,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 35m
  • Genre
    Horror, Thriller, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    svenska, English
  • imdb-logo
    6.4
  • Production
    Warp X, Rook Films, Film4 Productions, UK Film Council, Protagonist Pictures, NonStop Entertainment, Madman Entertainment

Crew

Ben Wheatley
Director
Ben Wheatley
Writer
Andrew Starke
Producer
Keywords:
hotel husband wife relationship post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) hitman cult infection forest priest murderer brutality bonfire ceremony ex soldier ritual sacrifice contract killer video tape folk horror sheffield, england

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Cast

Neil Maskell

Neil Maskell
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MyAnna Buring

MyAnna Buring
Shel
Harry Simpson

Harry Simpson
Sam
Michael Smiley

Michael Smiley
Gal
Struan Rodger

Struan Rodger
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Ben Crompton

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Justin
Gemma Lise Thornton

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Keira
Robin Hill

Robin Hill
Stuart
Zoe Thomas

Zoe Thomas
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Gareth Tunley

Gareth Tunley
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Jamelle Ola

Jamelle Ola
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Mark Kempner
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Sara Dee

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Kill List
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A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2015-11-02

Sometimes God's love can be hard to swallow. A super slice of sub-urban horror crafted by Ben Wheatley, Kill List blends a number of clas... read more

Sometimes God's love can be hard to swallow. A super slice of sub-urban horror crafted by Ben Wheatley, Kill List blends a number of classic British films but still remains very much its own beast. And what a beast it is. Part hit-man thriller and part Wicker Man pagan horror, plot spins hit-man for hire Jay (Neil Maskell) out of his troubled domestic funk, into a world of pain and misery. Taking on a job, he, along with his partner Gal (Michael Smiley), is given a list of names for them to track and terminate. The people and the places they confront are the darkest kind, which brings out Jay's black heart as well. All this while lurking around the edges of the frame is something mysterious, something that will bring Jay to his destiny. There is a rawness to Kill List that strikes hard, a sort of real life documentary feel that marries up with the black material to chill the bones. It's proud of its grimness, even what humour exists within just feels like damaged goods. The sound and camera work gleefully add to the unsettling atmosphere, tactics which help alleviate the feeling that we are once again watching a formulaic British thriller with ideas above its station. But then the curve ball arrives and hits you on the head, bringing dizzy spells and some delirium. Which builds to a finale that will either leave you breathless or angry, but either way Kill List will not be ignored. Impressively performed by the cast, mounted with skill by Wheatley, this is a dark hearted British treasure that hopefully in time will be afforded the praise it deserves. 8/10

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A Review by tmdb15435519 8

Written by tmdb15435519 on 2021-04-26

A bit tough to understand on the first watch, yet gripping and a compelling portrayal of inner demons. But seriously, are the British the... read more

A bit tough to understand on the first watch, yet gripping and a compelling portrayal of inner demons. But seriously, are the British the only film-makers who can make a decent crime/thriller film??

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A Review by r96sk 3

Written by r96sk on 2024-09-11

Rubbi... Wait, people love this? Before I started my review, I decided to take a quick look at the Letterboxd reviews. I always play a mi... read more

Rubbi... Wait, people love this? Before I started my review, I decided to take a quick look at the Letterboxd reviews. I always play a minigame in my head by attempting to guess the average rating, for example for the last film I watched - <em>'Jack the Giant Slayer'</em> - I called it spot on at 2.4. This I genuinely predicted less than 2.0... it's at 3.5! To tell you I was flabbergasted would be an understatement. There have been films in the past when my thoughts are the opposite (both positively and negatively) to the majority elsewhere, but I think this one takes the crown as the most polarizing so far. I just didn't like this 2011 release at all, there's one good piece of violence involving a hammer and a head (not like that, ichthyologists) but otherwise I found it all super underwhelming. I hadn't heard of <em>'Kill List'</em> prior to watching it, I only decided to do so as I noticed it had Neil Maskell in it and I loved his performance a decade ago in television's <em>'Utopia'</em> - which is of similar ilk to this actually, just as violent but miles, miles greater. Those behind/alongside Maskell didn't get my approval either, with only the aforementioned violence keeping my attention. I could sense a promising concept in there (which I guess many others actually did see, evidently), though this honestly didn't do anything for me all the way through. I sit here flummoxed reading other reviews, even the Wikipedia 'reception' section is all-out gushing about it too. Did Prime Video play me the wrong movie?! Just noticed that this has the same director as 2016's <em>'Free Fire'</em> (which I rated 6/10), which is a good example of what I mentioned earlier in regards to my thoughts sometimes being a noticeable difference to the majority (fairly uncommon, fwiw). Maybe I just don't like Ben Wheatley movies?

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A Review by John Chard

Sometimes God's love can be hard to swallow. A super slice of sub-urban horror crafted by Ben Wheatley, Kill List blends a number of classic British films but still remains very much its own beast. And what a beast it is. Part hit-man th...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2015-11-02

Sometimes God's love can be hard to swallow. A super slice of sub-urban horror crafted by Ben Wheatley, Kill List blends a number of classic British films but still remains very much its own beast....

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by tmdb15435519 8

Written by tmdb15435519 on 2021-04-26

A bit tough to understand on the first watch, yet gripping and a compelling portrayal of inner demons. But seriously, are the British the only film-makers who can make a decent crime/thriller film?...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 3

Written by r96sk on 2024-09-11

Rubbi... Wait, people love this? Before I started my review, I decided to take a quick look at the Letterboxd reviews. I always play a minigame in my head by attempting to guess the average rating,...

read more