SummaryAs the twentieth century breathes its very last, with Britpop at its zenith, twenty-seven-year-old A&R man Steven Stelfox (Nicholas Hoult) is slashing and burning his way through London’s music industry. Blithely crisscrossing the globe in search of the next megahit—fueled by greed and inhuman quantities of drugs and alcohol—Stelfox freely indulg... Read More
Directed By:Owen Harris
Written By:John Niven
Kill Your Friends
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45
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5.9
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
16% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
63% Mixed
12 Reviews
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21% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Mar 29, 2016
60
There are some genuine laughs, and the air of deep-frozen cynicism reminds you that Niven’s book was on to something behind the violence and farce.
User score
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36% Positive
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7 Ratings
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14% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Jun 11, 2016
10
Una sorprendente trasposizione cinematografica di ciò che avviene dietro l'industria musicale. Di come gli uomini potenti manipolino i loro cantanti trattandoli come veri e propri prodotti, macchine per soldi. Nicholas Hoult si dimostra nuovamente, dopo Mad Max, un grandioso attore e interprete
Aug 22, 2016
5
At first you feel like this movie has a really good premise and it is quite interesting, plus you get the see the other side of the music industry and how ruthless it can get. Still, the ending and all what happens towards it is a bit too weird and in my opinion doesn't make too much sense for the movie. And it kinda lacks ending too.
Mar 29, 2016
50
Steve's voiceover monologues and dealings with a detective investigating a murder are straight out of the Patrick Bateman playbook, but turning the sociopathic cynicism up to eleven tends to be ineffective unless wit and insight are included in the mix.
Oct 20, 2015
50
For a film about the music business, it’s interesting that Kill Your Friends sticks so faithfully to one note throughout; it’s as if Niven fears any glimpse of humanity might risk the project’s integrity, but the lack of human empathy ultimately becomes this project’s biggest handicap.
Oct 20, 2015
40
It's a rancid cocktail of misogyny, homophobia, and much more besides, that never convinces as scathing satire as much as back-slapping celebration.
Mar 31, 2016
38
A more disagreeable collection of cynical, backstabbing, self-aggrandizing, shallow, vicious and vile specimens of humanity gathered together in a single motion picture would be difficult to conceive of.
Feb 26, 2016
25
It is Nicholas Hoult, and Nicholas Hoult only, who keeps one watching. Even here he commands the screen, and shows himself able to carry a film. Next time, perhaps it will be a good one, and not one with such a needlessly tired message.
Jun 15, 2016
4
Surprising to know a film called Kill Your Friends manage to exist. What does this bring us? Unfortunately, this film just doesn't bring its purpose down to the case, thus making the film worth a mixed score.
Production Company:
- Unigram
- Altitude Film Entertainment
Release Date:Apr 1, 2016
Duration:1 h 43 m
Tagline:Lies. Betrayal. Murder. Just another day at the office.
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
British Screenwriters' Awards
• 1 Nomination
