Seven Psychopaths

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Seven Psychopaths

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Released Oct 12, 2012

1h 51m

Comedy

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Boozy writer Marty (Colin Farrell) is a man in search of a screenplay. He has a catchy title but no story to go along with it. Marty has a couple of oddball buddies, Hans (Christopher Walken) and Billy (Sam Rockwell), who make a living by kidnapping rich people's dogs, then returning them and collecting the reward. However this time, the fur flies when Hans and Billy kidnap the beloved pooch of a gangster (Woody Harrelson), and Marty uses the ensuing events as fodder for his screenplay.

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Critics Consensus

Seven Psychopaths delivers sly cinematic commentary while serving up a heaping helping of sharp dialogue and gleeful violence.

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Jason Bailey

Vice

A less successful picture, mostly because it's more concerned with its winking meta-textual framework than the larger humanistic concerns of his other work.

Nov 14, 2017

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

At times, the galloping absurdity drifts into off-the-peg comedy gangster cliché. But McDonagh's brilliant way with one-liners always claws back enough ground to stifle any groans.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 7, 2012

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David Sexton

London Evening Standard

There's not much point to a meta-film once the actual film has ceased to grip.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 7, 2012

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

As one character points out: “This thing’s got layers.”

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 23, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

In its efforts to be thought-provoking and unique, it nearly derails itself by transforming into something less than a whole, sensible project.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 2, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

This is a dark, screwball comedy-drama that constantly surprises.

Rated: A

Jul 29, 2020

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Faiz D

"I liked it. It's got layers." Christopher Walken's delivery of this line at a pivotal moment is perfectly done and so apt. Do you know what Seven Psychopaths is? You know what it is? Well it's just f**king great! It's packed with twistedly clever dialogues and all the cast put in a great performance, but Sam Rockwell probably had the most fun character. It certainly does have layers.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Gabriele G

I found it a glorious movie with an interesting meaning.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/02/25

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Lance C

While trying to give story to 7 different psychopaths, the actual plot seems to drift and loses you at times. The ending helps you find a different love for the film, but still doesn't lock you in.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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r96 s

’Seven Psychopaths’ didn’t quite do it for me. It’s not far adrift from being a good movie, I just wasn’t able to connect to it in the end. It kinda has similar issues that I found with this director’s previous film, ’In Bruges’; it’s better than that one, mind. The comedy is lacklustre and the cast don’t feel at their best. Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken and Woody Harrelson being in the same flick is a recipe for success, so I am disappointed to say that I didn’t rate this one. The story has some solid moments and in summary is intriguing, though how it is all connected together with everything in-between and how it’s portrayed to us simply didn’t satisfy me unfortunately. His early two films have surprisingly disappointed me, thankfully Martin McDonagh followed them up with two absolute crackers. I hope his upcoming fifth release follows suit.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Michael T

Martin McDanagh reels out another great movie, the guy is the new Tarantino. Marty, a screenwriter, with writers block is struggling to put together his next film, all he has is his title, until a friend lends a helping hand and lures Marty into a world he only thought existed in movies

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/25

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Matt V

Very creative plot, but almost all of the characters are extremely unlikable. So the big ending was lost on me since I was indifferent. Only Walken's character was engaging.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Synopsis

Boozy writer Marty (Colin Farrell) is a man in search of a screenplay. He has a catchy title but no story to go along with it. Marty has a couple of oddball buddies, Hans (Christopher Walken) and Billy (Sam Rockwell), who make a living by kidnapping rich people's dogs, then returning them and collecting the reward. However this time, the fur flies when Hans and Billy kidnap the beloved pooch of a gangster (Woody Harrelson), and Marty uses the ensuing events as fodder for his screenplay.

Director: Martin McDonagh
Producer: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonagh
Screenwriter: Martin McDonagh
Distributor: CBS Films
Production Co: Blueprint Productions, Film4, CBS Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Bloody Images|Sexuality/Nudity|Some Drug Use|Strong Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 12, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.0M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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