SummaryAt the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder. Based on a true story and told thr... Read More
Directed By:Martin Scorsese
Written By:Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, David Grann
Killers of the Flower Moon
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
89
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Generally Favorable
7.6
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
90% Positive
57 Reviews
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10% Mixed
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Oct 23, 2023
100
There’s a way of looking at this movie, a colossal tale of the sociopathy of American history, that’s a matter of listening to what’s said and what isn’t. The movie raises the idea of silence to a nearly transcendent pitch of passion.
Oct 13, 2023
100
This is a master artist putting a stamp on not only his own career, but also the entirety of American cinema and, why not, American history, too.
User score
Generally Favorable
77% Positive
477 Ratings
477 Ratings
15% Mixed
91 Ratings
91 Ratings
8% Negative
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
Feb 2, 2024
10
this and tár are the best movies of the decade so far
thank you scorsese for this beautiful, brutal and much needed film
truly a work of art
May 20, 2023
100
Above all, it’s a Martin Scorsese picture, brimming with reverence for a culture that survived a horrible trauma as it is filled with exhilarating flourishes, film history references, and explorations of the faultline between the sacred and profane. And yes: It’s a masterpiece.
Jun 1, 2023
90
It’s one of Scorsese’s most brutal films, yet one of his most thoughtful and self-reflexive, as he crafts a subversive murder “mystery” that leaves no lingering questions save for one.
Oct 18, 2023
83
Scorsese is a master at his peak who has made deliberate choices about the story he wants to tell, and the way he wants to tell it, and he makes all of it count.
May 20, 2023
75
Bolstered by a strong cast and a luscious color palette and landscape, Killers of the Flower Moon is worthy of a watch for those who can look past its romanticization. For those looking for a film that puts Native American voices and characters on center stage or a more comprehensive story, continue moving on, even with three-and-a-half hours, this is not that film.
Oct 19, 2023
40
Ms. Gladstone draws a lot of sympathy as the modest, helpless Mollie, but like everything else here her performance suffers from inertia. She spends the bulk of the movie mired in illness and despondency, and her look mirrors how I felt as I watched: numb and trapped.
Jan 28, 2024
10
Finally a great Scorsese movie again, and I only knew that in the outro :)
DiCaprio and De Niro were on their own level, wow. The story is great, especially in the beginning, where you dont know the details, what is happening.
Visually its also stunning. The 200 Mio budget is clearly to see.
Feb 5, 2025
6
Good performances and great production, despite some major core issues. The first 15-20min of the film is awesome. An opening montage of tribal life, a history of oil discovery, an explanation of oil headrights, and the beginning of crime and murder for the money all make for a start that pulls you in. The production design was so accurate, giving the sense that the cameraman had time-traveled right back to those days and filmed real-life events. Scorsese lures you in, and you find yourself trapped, unable to look away as the horrors unfold... and keep unfolding... until you find yourself just as exhausted as Lily Gladstone looks in her final scene. CONTINUE READING ON LETTERBOXD: ****/5ZLE1h
Jan 26, 2025
6
Der Film nimmt sich bewusst Zeit, die Zuschauer auf eine mögliche falsche Fährte zu locken. In diesen Teilen wirkt der Film dann auch in die Länge gezogen oder gar langweilig. Am Schluss kommt jedoch ans Licht, wer alles manipuliert wurde und um was es in Wirklichleit geht. Damit findet der Film gerade noch den Rank, aber man muss bis dahin langen Atem haben.
Oct 21, 2024
3
This did not need to be a 3-hour movie. There's so much needless filler added in and glamour shots that don't do anything for the movie. They could have easily trimmed this down to a little over 2-hours. Having to sit through 3-hours of this was punishing, especially with how uneventful it could be at times.
Dec 27, 2023
3
It is nice finally to see a 3.5-hour film that does not hypnotize its audience, but that is the most this film can do. The script is so badly done and the native people were written as unbelievably stupid, which breaks the compass of power dynamics within a story. There is a difference between that fact - people being naive and innocent - and the writing skill (the make-believe of such a fact). Unfortunately, this film fails terribly.
Production Company:
- Apple Studios
- Imperative Entertainment
- Sikelia Productions
- Appian Way
Release Date:Oct 20, 2023
Duration:3 h 26 m
Rating:R
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 10 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 13 Nominations
