SummarySimon, a recent college graduate, travels to France where he falls in love with a prostitute.
Directed By:Antonio Campos
Written By:Antonio Campos, Brady Corbet, Mati Diop
Simon Killer
Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
61% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
28% Mixed
5 Reviews
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11% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Feb 10, 2013
91
With a dense, often impermeable style and a mentally unstable protagonist, Simon Killer is like watching the disturbed anti-hero of "Afterschool" all grown up.
May 16, 2013
88
The movie fares less well when the plot and Simon’s neuroses come to the surface, but there is some tremendous suspense in the movie’s final scene.
User score
Generally Favorable
59% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
23% Mixed
5 Ratings
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18% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
May 2, 2013
9
i dunno yall, i thought it was great. liked it way more than afterschool which didn't stimulate me. i think all men are capable of simon's horrible tendencies and i walked away wanting to be a better human being by NOT being anything like simon.
Aug 15, 2018
6
A very interesting character study that dwells deep in a dark thematic yet the pace is problematic and it cost me a lot of work to immerse myself because the character itself is not really that engaging because even thought it's a interesting disturbing individual, he's also very unlikeable but I do understand it's necessary because that's what it's ultimately portraying: a sociopath. It was a interesting film and it's a pretty good option.
Mar 31, 2013
75
The film has many elements of a thriller, but ultimately Antonio Campos's interest lies much more in profiling, yet never over-determining, his moody protagonist.
Apr 11, 2013
70
Simon Killer...is Campos' bleakest project, which honestly makes me fearful for the future. Still, he is a provocative one to watch — willing to push the aesthetic boundaries as well as the story to extremes even when the risks don't always pay off.
Jun 11, 2013
50
A relentless and largely unrewarding descent into an ostensibly personal hell.
Feb 10, 2013
10
This lushly and pretentiously made drama about a young American whose worst instincts are unleashed during a stay in Paris endeavors to entice with details of the seedy underworld of La Pigalle but is a turn-off in almost every respect.
Jun 1, 2014
6
The movie's icky, seedy main character is it's greatest strength. Overall, somewhat entertaining and visually cool sometimes but for the most part feels like a hidden camera on someone who is a bad person and is getting away with it.
Apr 14, 2013
3
It's funny that Simon Killer isn't good. And the Cannes should not have picked this film. It's boring and the acting is very redundant in its long runtime, we talk about great films by IFC but not this time! It's topic is very very boring- it's something we read in a book but some scenes were well acted and the story is not that good but kind of good. I think Nimord Amtal's Predators is even better.
Production Company:
- FilmHaven Entertainment
- BorderLine Films
Release Date:Apr 5, 2013
Duration:1 h 41 m
Awards
Key Art Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 2 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
