Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- sardonic
- darkly comic
- cynical
- late night viewing
- dark comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film stylish and intermittently funny but undermined by tonal inconsistency, weak casting, and relentlessly unlikable characters.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Steven Stelfox pursues the next hit through manipulation, betrayal, and escalating violence.
The plot targets A&R politics and the commercial machinery surrounding the Britpop boom.
Steven's account frames criminal acts and ruthless deal-making through his own detached, opportunistic worldview.
Drugs, alcohol, nightlife, and reckless music-business behavior drive the film's volatile social world.
Films like Kill Your Friends, and why
American Psycho
black comedy, criminal ambition, and an amoral protagonist navigating a corrosive professional environment
24 Hour Party People
music-business satire, cynical ambition, and chemically fueled decadence
In Bruges
stylish crime comedy centered on reckless schemes, betrayal, and morally compromised characters
Movie Details
- Director
- Owen Harris
- Release Date
- 2015-11-06
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (342)
Cast
- Nicholas Hoult
- Craig Roberts
- Georgia King
- Tom Riley
- Jim Piddock
- Edward Hogg
- James Corden
- Joseph Mawle
- Dustin Demri-Burns
- Damien Molony
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Screambox Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Kill Your Friends about?
- A ruthless London A&R executive turns the Britpop race for the next hit into a murderous campaign of ambition, excess, and betrayal.
- What is Kill Your Friends like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kill Your Friends as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Kill Your Friends violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Kill Your Friends as brutal.
- What did critics think of Kill Your Friends?
- Critics found the film stylish and intermittently funny but undermined by tonal inconsistency, weak casting, and relentlessly unlikable characters.
- Which films are like Kill Your Friends?
- Films with a similar feel include American Psycho, 24 Hour Party People, and In Bruges.
- How long is Kill Your Friends?
- Kill Your Friends runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Kill Your Friends?
- In United States, Kill Your Friends streams on fuboTV, Screambox Amazon Channel.
