Overview
A gripping tale of greed and betrayal unfolds as a community fights for justice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- harrowing
- methodical
- serious film night
- historical drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a compelling, formally accomplished, and harrowing historical crime epic, while frequently noting that its imposing runtime tests patience.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Osage oil wealth is treated as a resource to be appropriated through marriage, manipulation, and murder.
William Hale uses Ernest’s marriage to Mollie as part of a broader scheme targeting Osage wealth.
The film’s 206-minute structure patiently traces interconnected murders, relationships, and investigation.
1920s Oklahoma is presented as a place where prosperity, law, and modernity coexist with racialized predation.
Films like Killers of the Flower Moon, and why
The Irishman
shared historical crime drama, institutional corruption, moral complicity, and deliberate epic pacing
There Will Be Blood
shared American historical crime story, ruthless organized exploitation, and morally compromised central characters
Mississippi Burning
shared period crime investigation, racial injustice, systemic violence, and revisionist American history
Goodfellas
shared Scorsese crime filmmaking, criminal networks, betrayal, and extended character-driven structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Release Date
- 2023-10-18
- Runtime
- 206 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (4371)
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Robert De Niro
- Lily Gladstone
- Jesse Plemons
- Tantoo Cardinal
- John Lithgow
- Brendan Fraser
- Cara Jade Myers
- JaNae Collins
- Jillian Dion
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Killers of the Flower Moon about?
- A marriage, an oil fortune, and a calculated campaign of murder expose the predatory machinery behind prosperity in Osage County.
- What is Killers of the Flower Moon like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Killers of the Flower Moon as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Killers of the Flower Moon violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Killers of the Flower Moon as graphic.
- What did critics think of Killers of the Flower Moon?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a compelling, formally accomplished, and harrowing historical crime epic, while frequently noting that its imposing runtime tests patience.
- Which films are like Killers of the Flower Moon?
- Films with a similar feel include The Irishman, There Will Be Blood, Mississippi Burning, and Goodfellas.
- How long is Killers of the Flower Moon?
- Killers of the Flower Moon runs 206 minutes.
- Where can I watch Killers of the Flower Moon?
- In United States, Killers of the Flower Moon streams on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel.
