Killing Zoe

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Killing Zoe

R

Released Aug 19, 1994

1h 36m

Crime

Drama

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An adept safe-cracker, Zed (Eric Stoltz) arrives in Paris for his latest gig: a bank robbery organized by his old friend Eric (Jean-Hugues Anglade). On his first night in town, he spends time with a call girl, Zoe (Julie Delpy), only to be interrupted by Eric, who informs him that the heist is happening the next day. Zed is surprised but goes along, and is soon sorry he did. The job spirals into a bloody fiasco, the police surround the bank, and Zoe turns out to be one of the tellers.

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Critics Consensus

Senselessly violent and mean-spirited, Killing Zoe fails to deliver a much needed cleverness to back up its hyper-stylized flourishes.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C-

Sep 7, 2011

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Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C-

Jan 1, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Jamie Dunn

The Skinny

It sweeps you up in Eric's Dionysian revelry and, like Zed, you'll be clambering for a shower afterwards.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 30, 2015

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

I am not slamming this Roger Avary film for not being a Quentin Tarantino film. I am slamming it for not being a good Roger Avary film.

Rated: C-

Aug 4, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

An ultra-violent but vapid crime caper that owes as much to Tarantino as to film noir, both American and French.

Rated: B-

Dec 19, 2006

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Matt C

An absolute must see for anyone from the Gen X generation. While far from perfect, and with a very loose script, the characters hold it together well, and the two leads put in fine performances.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Chief B

I don't get the score here. Yes it's violent but this movie is AWESOME!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/25

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D F

A unique period piece movie. I’ve come back to watch Killing Zoe every 7 to 10 years and this was one of those years. It is by no means a masterpiece. It is a very violent and turbulent flick. Having said that I think it captures the spirit of the era extremely well in its often chaotic mash up of drugs, violence and rebellion. It’s definitely an acquired taste. I realize this movie is not everyone’s cup of tea but I happen to enjoy the gritty edges which make me come back every so often to watch it again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Timur h

That was my slightly favorite Quentin Tarantino Movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Audience Member

Roger Avary's directorial debut did not fail, one would never imagined that this is his first movie, Of course is not a masterpiece and i think the script could have make deeper the relationship between Zoe and Zed but when i remember the scene of the two of them talking in bed i completely forget about that thought of mine of the script.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Decent sometimes catoonlike black comedy that once the premise and style are established runs repetitively and a few scenes too long; good over the top performances by all in the cast

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

An adept safe-cracker, Zed (Eric Stoltz) arrives in Paris for his latest gig: a bank robbery organized by his old friend Eric (Jean-Hugues Anglade). On his first night in town, he spends time with a call girl, Zoe (Julie Delpy), only to be interrupted by Eric, who informs him that the heist is happening the next day. Zed is surprised but goes along, and is soon sorry he did. The job spirals into a bloody fiasco, the police surround the bank, and Zoe turns out to be one of the tellers.

Director: Roger Avary
Producer: Samuel Hadida
Screenwriter: Roger Avary
Distributor: October Films, Live Entertainment
Production Co: Live Entertainment, Davis Films
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 19, 1994, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.6K
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround, Stereo

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