Killing Them Safely

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Killing Them Safely

Released Nov 27, 2015

1h 40m

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Drama

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Two brothers create a product that is supposed to revolutionize law enforcement. As their company grows, they make decisions that have a lasting impact on their business and the public.

Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

With the intensified focus on use of force in police departments, the unsettling documentary "Killing Them Safely" couldn't be timelier.

Dec 3, 2015

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Mr. Berardini's packed documentary makes its case early and often, perhaps too often, but it's more chilling than your average issue film.

Nov 26, 2015

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Berardini's doc vigorously proves that despite their marketing, Tasers are not the answer. They are only means to a bigger, deadlier problem.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 25, 2015

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

A skillful, riveting film that proves to be every bit as electric as the device it's about.

Nov 15, 2018

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John Fink

The Film Stage

Killing Them Safely is, above all, an example of excellent, ethical, fair, and balanced journalism allowing both sides to state their case.

Rated: A-

Feb 22, 2016

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Matt Prigge

Metro

A dark comedy about humanity's knack for quickie solutions and our ability to lie to ourselves, especially when our noble deeds go awry.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 25, 2015

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it's a good documentary. but it has a strong bias

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

This was a good documentary... one that made me question my preconceptions, as good docs are wont to do.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Well produced but terribly researched, few if any real science or meaningful statistics. Started to feel more like a personal agenda than a truthful report so I just stopped watching.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Full review at WordsonFilms.com Given Taser International's failure to properly educate police officers concerning the dangers of using and of repeatedly deploying Tasers, Killing Them Safely should be required viewing for anyone who will ever use a Taser. This terrifying and remarkably timely documentary is not at all uplifting, and it does drag in a few spots, but it also raises enough important questions and presents enough information that it's most certainly worth watching. As with any film of this nature, viewers should take everything with a grain of salt and should continue to think about the issues that it presents even after it's over. Killing Them Safely may not be one of the most entertaining films that viewers see this year, but it could be the most illuminating.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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One of the reviewers below, called this film, a "poor indictment of TASER International," he's spot on. This film attributes quite a few wrongful deaths to the taser device, rather than on the operator error, where it belongs. Skip this, it's "Rotten."

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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LOVED IT! Very effective, important film. This is a movie people NEED to see, especially with the current climate in our country surrounding police brutality. Nick's voice is an important addition to the conversation.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

Two brothers create a product that is supposed to revolutionize law enforcement. As their company grows, they make decisions that have a lasting impact on their business and the public.

Director: Nick Berardini
Producer: Nick Berardini, J. Gonçalves, Brock Williams, Glen Zipper
Screenwriter: Nick Berardini
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Zipper Bros Films, Boxcar Films
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 27, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 40m

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