The Kill Team

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The Kill Team

R

Released Oct 25, 2019

1h 27m

War

Drama

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When a young U.S. soldier in Afghanistan witnesses other recruits killing civilians under the direction of a sadistic sergeant, he begins to fear that the men he's serving with might be the ones to kill him.

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Critics Consensus

Flawed yet viscerally effective, The Kill Team interrogates battlefield morality with a hard-hitting intensity further amplified by a talented cast.

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

Krauss handles the action and intrigue with cool precision, though, and Skarsgard, with nailbrush moustache, is often chilling.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2020

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Roxana Hadadi

AV Club

The Kill Team's depiction of toxic masculinity and bloodthirstiness within the U.S. Army is blunted by an overly passive lead performance and a lack of specificity in its storytelling.

Oct 31, 2019

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

The Kill Team is lean, sincere, impassioned filmmaking, yet it fails to leave as much of an impression as it clearly wants to.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 31, 2019

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

Though there is little new added to the extensive conversation surrounding the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, The Kill Team highlights the dangerous, and perhaps all too easy, radicalization that can happen in this culture.

Rated: 7/10

May 19, 2022

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

By contrast, the new fiction film tends to suggest that the "Kill Team" was an aberrational exception in America's otherwise praiseworthy fighting force...

Aug 5, 2020

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

[Writer/director Dan] Krauss builds a level of suspense and emotional tension that ... serve as a painful reminder that serial killing in the context of war is an issue that will never be fully erased.

Jul 11, 2020

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Audience Member

Realistic interpretation of the abuses of power that happen in war. Authentic performances

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Bryan B

Probably a realistic movie about Afghanistan. Same as Vietnam more of these stories will come to light.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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James M

The reason the critic scores are so much higher than the views is that this isn't a heroic Americans-are-always-good-guys kind of war flick. This is a suspense thriller which depicts the abuse of leadership and power that happens in war. It's worth watching because it isn't a normal military film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Roger M

Just another let's spit on soldiers movie from Hollywood that's been around since the Vietnam War. Nothing new to see here. This movie is boringly predictable.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/23

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Mark K

This film falls within the genre of Middle-Eastern war movies, and despite its occasional slowness, it felt that the pacing of the movie was deliberate and intentional, and didn't hinder it, but rather enhanced the overall narrative, which was well-crafted. For soldier type rolls, the performances are commendable across the board and the director effectively conveyed the story. I highly recommend it if you're into this genre.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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yukiko h

What happened AT FIRST ? We have to know it . It happened at first , September 11 . Because of this , off course , it's totally Bad and War Crime , we know that . American people or this War Criminal guilty wants to say " Many American Innocent People was killed by Terrorists at September 11 2001 " ? But , it's War Crime , St. Sg . Gibbs had justified . 10 years later , he can relief from jail , it's maybe , American military decision , because of Bin Ladin . I can accept it , he will go out of jail 10 years later . It can't be accepted , because of War Crime , but , many Innocent American people were killed by Terrorists attack . Is this o.k. ? American soldiers want to say . Probably . Now a day , Ukraine is invaded by Russia . It's just War Crime , too . Russia is Completely Wrong , we know it . Then , Taiwan crisis by China , in the future . This is the World , sometimes , it happens , peace isn't stable . We love Peace , off course . But , we have to protect Peace by Military , it's necessary , if , we don't like it or not .

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

When a young U.S. soldier in Afghanistan witnesses other recruits killing civilians under the direction of a sadistic sergeant, he begins to fear that the men he's serving with might be the ones to kill him.

Director: Dan Krauss
Producer: Adrián Guerra, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Alison Thompson
Screenwriter: Dan Krauss
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Mongrel Media, Nostromo Pictures, A24, Temple Hill Entertainment
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Violent Content)
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 22, 2019
Runtime: 1h 27m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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