The Driller Killer (1979) movie poster

The Driller Killer

1979 ·1h 41m · ★ 5.2 (195)

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

Why it matters
4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
71
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
100
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
85
Survival
33

Setting

Church

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

artistconcertdark comedydrillhallucinationhomelessinsomniamaniacmurdernew york citypaintingpunk bandpunk rockvideo nasty

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