Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- deadpan
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an entertaining and well-received blend of dark crime comedy and unconventional romance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frank is sent away after an assignment failure, attends AA, finds a sponsor, and tries to manage alcoholism while remaining a mob hitman.
Frank moves between mob executions, AA meetings, and employment at a mortuary, creating the film’s distinctive comic contrast.
Frank’s reserved manner clashes with Laurel’s tart, boundary-defying personality as their attraction develops.
Frank serves a Polish mob family in Buffalo while an upstart Irish gang threatens its business.
Films like You Kill Me, and why
Grosse Pointe Blank
darkly comic crime premise, morally compromised protagonist, and romance threaded through criminal complications
In Bruges
offbeat crime comedy pairing violence, deadpan humor, and an emotionally guarded professional
The Whole Nine Yards
romantic comedy with abrasive banter, dysfunctional adults, and a protagonist attempting personal change
Movie Details
- Director
- John Dahl
- Release Date
- 2007-02-09
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (314)
Cast
- Ben Kingsley
- Téa Leoni
- Luke Wilson
- Bill Pullman
- Dennis Farina
- Philip Baker Hall
- Marcus Thomas
- Scott Heindl
- Alison Sealy-Smith
- Aron Tager
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is You Kill Me about?
- A hard-bitten Polish mob hitman is sent to sober up in San Francisco, where recovery, mortuary work, and an unruly romance complicate his return to organized crime.
- What is You Kill Me like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of You Kill Me as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is You Kill Me violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in You Kill Me as moderate.
- What did critics think of You Kill Me?
- Critics generally found the film an entertaining and well-received blend of dark crime comedy and unconventional romance.
- Which films are like You Kill Me?
- Films with a similar feel include Grosse Pointe Blank, In Bruges, and The Whole Nine Yards.
- How long is You Kill Me?
- You Kill Me runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch You Kill Me?
- In United States, You Kill Me streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
