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Simon Killer

Play trailer Poster for Simon Killer Released Apr 5, 2013 1h 45m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A recent college graduate (Brady Corbet) takes a trip to Paris, becomes involved with a hooker (Mati Diop) and unleashes his dark side.

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Though its bleak themes may be off-putting for some, Simon Killer is an engrossing, effective character study of a brutal, enigmatic figure.

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Tom Keogh Seattle Times Self-consciousness passing for style. Rated: 2/4 May 2, 2013 Full Review Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic "Simon Killer" is a beautifully made look at ugliness and brutality, the kind of oxymoronic exercise that fascinates some and repels others. Rated: 3.5/5 May 2, 2013 Full Review Alonso Duralde TheWrap Another terrific performance from Brady Corbet, but it's in the service of a parade of horrors that never leads anywhere interesting. Apr 12, 2013 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh The lead performances accurately sells the idea of a tourist who gets in over his head, though the ultimate destination of the journey doesn't make good on the tension experienced in the buildup. Rated: 3/5 Sep 20, 2023 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Easily one of the most visually appealing of 2012's films. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 23, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Simon Killer is a psychiatrist's playground -- moral ambivalence, violence, pathological liar, violent sex, and at the same time, seeming like a lost little boy pulling every stunt in the book to get attention. Simon is manipulative evil. Nov 27, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeffrey P Tries but it never really gets there. Stupid ending. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Audience Member Simon, what a wretched POS. You’ll hope he gets hit by a train. He doesn’t. The persistent camera slow pans are tedious at best. Blah. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/20 Full Review Audience Member As an average movie goer who just wants to be entertained, this was a flop. I get that the acting and filming were good but the story is not good enough to base a movie on. A post college lost soul who takes advantage of anyone he can regardless of how it affects them, and then has no clue why they are pissed at him or want to kick his ass. Who cares? Fortunately I was doing something else while this was playing or I would have turned it off after 30 min. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/18/21 Full Review Audience Member Good character study, even though you hate the character. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member It was intriguing for about 30 minutes, but as time slowly passed my FF trigger finger got very itchy. I refrained, hoping that it would ultimately be worth it. Alas, it wasn't. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member At times magnetic and mesmerising. Great performances all round. Honest scriptwriting. Alluring cinematography and editing. Powerful, sometimes disturbing soundtrack. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A recent college graduate (Brady Corbet) takes a trip to Paris, becomes involved with a hooker (Mati Diop) and unleashes his dark side.
Director
Antonio Campos
Producer
Sean Durkin, Josh Mond, Matt Palmieri
Screenwriter
Antonio Campos
Distributor
IFC Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 5, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.3K
Runtime
1h 45m
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