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Kill List

2011 ·1h 35m · ★ 6.2 (857)

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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Director

Ben Wheatley Ben Wheatley
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Setting

Forest

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

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