# Kill Your Darlings (2013)

> A restless Columbia student enters a seductive circle of future Beat writers whose literary rebellion collides with desire, obsession, and murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/96507

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Director: John Krokidas
- Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Ben Foster, David Cross, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Elizabeth Olsen
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1311071/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, romantic, witty, literary film night, historical drama night

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