The Kill Room

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The Kill Room

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Released Sep 29, 2023

1h 38m

Comedy

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The Kill Room follows an art dealer (Uma Thurman) who teams with a hitman (Joe Manganiello) and his boss (Samuel L. Jackson) for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.

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Critics Consensus

The Kill Room's talented cast and broadly comedic tone make for a reasonably diverting caper, even if its attempts to satirize the art world don't amount to much.

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Ryan Gilbey

Guardian

Nicol Paone’s flat direction and Jonathan Jacobson’s listless screenplay leave the cast painting by numbers.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 22, 2023

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It tries to skewer the art world, but the result is pretty toothless.

Oct 21, 2023

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

The funny, frisky crime caper plays to the leads’ chemistry, delivering an escapist delight.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 6, 2023

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

It’s even more biting about the craven capitalism of the art world than Velvet Buzzsaw and features some great broad comedic work from Uma Thurman and a soulful turn from Joe Manganiello.

Feb 13, 2024

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Steve Morrissey

Radio Times

Nicol Paone's film has pace and smarts, and will appeal to anybody who reckons modern art is all a big con.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 8, 2023

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Ferdosa Abdi

Screen Rant

The Kill Room is a fun time, especially if you don’t expect too much from it. Despite the lack of well-developed characters, the movie is enjoyable.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 3, 2023

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Braxtynn

An unexpected and entertaining inside look at the pretentiousness of the high dollar art world. Direction was good, writing was great, acting may have been just a tad forced at times, but overall a very well composed story with a number of laugh out loud dark humor moments. Definitely recommend!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/23

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Sharon

I love Samuel Jackson, but this movie is a stinker. Do not waste your money.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/23

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Jerod S

Uma's great - but her art dealing of the "Bagman"'s work doesn't go anywhere. It's not shocking and it's not a good poke at the weird people of the art world.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Audience Member

irrelevant. boring. not recommended. even Thurman and Jackson can't save this film.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Lomax L

The acting was good and the movie kept my attention throughout. I like the plot and the artsy concept of the film, however the ending left me a little confused and somewhat disappointed. After watching I have a sudden urge to paint something.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Cristian s

Entretenida, al principio no le tenia fe pero a medida que avanzaba me fue gustando mas y mas. Tal vez el ritmo es el principal problema que tiene, no aburre pero se siente que podría resumirla incluso en un segmento de la serie Creepshow. El buen elenco y sus actuaciones creo que logran maquillar la mayoría de sus falencias.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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Synopsis

The Kill Room follows an art dealer (Uma Thurman) who teams with a hitman (Joe Manganiello) and his boss (Samuel L. Jackson) for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.

Director: Nicol Paone
Producer: Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Anne Clements, William Rosenfeld, Bill Kenwright, Nicol Paone, Dannielle Thomas, Jason Weinberg, Uma Thurman, Jon Keeyes
Screenwriter: Jonathan Jacobson
Distributor: SHOUT! STUDIOS / Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: Head Gear Films, Untitled Entertainment, Bradley Pilz Productions, Idiot Savant Pictures, Such Content, BondIt Media Capital, BKStudios, Sucheta DreamWorks Productions, Metrol Technology, Yale Productions, Complex Corp , Slated, Supernova Capital, Cranium Entertainment
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $82.9K
Runtime: 1h 38m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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