Suicide Kings

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Suicide Kings

R

1997

1h 46m

Crime

Drama

Comedy

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Avery (Henry Thomas), Max (Sean Patrick Flanery) and two friends (Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto), all wealthy men in their 20s, kidnap former Mafia boss Charlie (Christopher Walken) in an attempt to pay the $2 million ransom on the unrelated kidnapping of Avery's sister. Their plan runs into trouble at every turn, and, with the help of Charlie's psychological manipulation, the men begin to suspect that one or more among them was involved in the first kidnapping.

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2/4

Apr 12, 2002

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

"Suicide Kings" doesn't take the kamikaze approach of going in for the quick kill. Rather, the convoluted story aims for plot twists and revelations that never really materialize in this tale of a bungled kidnapping.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 28, 2023

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Just remember that the film is low on violence and high on acting content and you should make it through the film just fine.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 26, 2022

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Film Threat

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Alex W

Great. Maybe twist and turns.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/23/24

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Kevin P

Entertaining film overall.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Luis C

It was gritty and funny at the same time!! Loved it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/23

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Audience Member

The greatest stars ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Walken is always good fun and the plot starts off with a bang, but by the end the predictability comes through and the landing goes flat...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

I was pulled in by the cast, especially Christopher Walken. Walken is great as the mob figure who's kidnapped by a group of college kids from wealthy families in a misguided attempt to extort the ransom money from him rather than their own families. It works because you don't understand in the beginning who these kids are. The tension starts early, and as mentioned in other reviews, continues throughout.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Peter O'Fallon

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Christopher Walken

Carlo Bartolucci

Denis Leary

Lono Veccio

Henry Thomas

Avery Chasten

Sean Patrick Flanery

Max Minot

Jay Mohr

Brett Cambell

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Synopsis

Avery (Henry Thomas), Max (Sean Patrick Flanery) and two friends (Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto), all wealthy men in their 20s, kidnap former Mafia boss Charlie (Christopher Walken) in an attempt to pay the $2 million ransom on the unrelated kidnapping of Avery's sister. Their plan runs into trouble at every turn, and, with the help of Charlie's psychological manipulation, the men begin to suspect that one or more among them was involved in the first kidnapping.

Director: Peter O'Fallon
Producer: Wayne Allan Rice, Morrie Eisenman
Production Co: Live Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.7M
Runtime: 1h 46m

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