Natural Born Killers

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Natural Born Killers

R

Released Aug 26, 1994

1h 59m

Crime

Drama

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Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis are two young, attractive serial killers who become tabloid-TV darlings, thanks to a sensationalistic press led by Robert Downey Jr. The press reports the pair as they go on a 52 people killing spree. A controversial look at the way the media portrays criminals.

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Critics Consensus

Natural Born Killers explodes off the screen with style, but its satire is too blunt to offer any fresh insight into celebrity or crime -- pummeling the audience with depravity until the effect becomes deadening.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers is a passionately mad, frequently bad, passably interesting, probably unmissable movie.

Feb 13, 2024

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Geoff Brown

Times (UK)

In Stone's last virtuoso display piece, JFK, the technical fireworks served a firm dramatic purpose. Here they get horribly out of hand. The flimsy, derivative storyline becomes almost obliterated.

Feb 12, 2024

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

Stone's talent works well on the eye, seldom on the brain. There's no coherent argument to follow in his film; nothing lasts long lest viewers' attention span parts company with the excitement under the strain of having to follow a thesis.

Jan 17, 2024

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John Powers

Vogue

A big, dazzling, monstrously violent comedy that is probably the most extreme movie ever made in Hollywood. Psychedelic and assaultive, it's like a fever dream snatched from the skull of Charles Manson.

Feb 13, 2024

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

The intent is manifestly satirical, though the result is lumbering and mirthless.

Feb 12, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's Stone's sordid but well-executed action pic message film about how an ill-informed society glorifies repulsive violent figures and makes them heroes.

Rated: B

Nov 6, 2023

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Rose T

This movie is genuinely a gem! Totally underrated, and the main reason I want to find out more about Tarantino.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Unfortunately, this film just genuinely stinks. Someone was begging me to watch this film, and turns out it was a waste of time (like I thought it would be). This film tries so damn hard to be different with all the strange shots, switching between real driving and shooting in front of a screen, and other tomfoolery. This film feels several fever dreams happening in between an actual movie. Woody Harrelson's character “Mickey” was so boring, if you want to watch a film about unapologetically insane murderers then go watch Rob Zombies “House of 1000 Corpses” trilogy. I don’t like how they ended up killing Wayne, but it was to be expected. Overall this film was a nothing burger on lsd. 1.5/5 stars.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Sams K

I wish I made this movie. Mickey and Mallory for ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/24

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Dawn G

From start to finish, such an epic flick.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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Dani G

Overacted, overedited, over the top in a bad way.... Very (annoyingly) loud and oversaturated. If this is a "Story by Quentin Tarantino", I can't help to think what should've been in his hands with a good screenplay and with a good actor-directing like he does.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/03/24

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Connor A

This is a good film. It definitely has Tarantino's style all over it. Woody Harrelson, Robert D Jr, Tommy Lee Jones and Tom Sizemore give great performances. It's a wild ride from start to finish.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/15/24

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Mickey Knox

Juliette Lewis

Mallory Wilson Knox

Robert Downey Jr.

Wayne Gale

Tommy Lee Jones

Dwight McClusky

Tom Sizemore

Det. Jack Scagnetti

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Synopsis

Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis are two young, attractive serial killers who become tabloid-TV darlings, thanks to a sensationalistic press led by Robert Downey Jr. The press reports the pair as they go on a 52 people killing spree. A controversial look at the way the media portrays criminals.

Director: Oliver Stone
Producer: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino, David Veloz, Richard Rutowski, Oliver Stone
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Alcor Films, J D Productions, Warner Brothers, New Regency Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Ixtlan Corporation, Regency Enterprises
Rating: R (Graphic Carnage|Extreme Violence|Sexuality|Shocking Images|Strong Language)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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