Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- quirky
- darkly comic
- tender
- teen movie night
- romantic movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the premise inventive and the teen-fable appeal sincere, while viewing the film's tonal shifts and underdeveloped ideas as uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Max's face is so attractive that people who see it suffer fatal consequences, turning teenage desirability into a darkly comic hazard.
Max's lethal appearance transforms familiar teenage concerns about identity, attraction, and belonging into a life-threatening condition.
Max and Alex's relationship develops while his unusual condition and its consequences place mortality at the center of their intimacy.
The film begins with dark comic reactions to Max's appearance before moving toward romantic fable and euthanasia-related emotional territory.
Films like Looks That Kill, and why
The Edge of Seventeen
shares quirky teen romance, darkly comic premise, and emotionally heightened coming-of-age themes
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
shares offbeat romantic comedy, adolescent alienation, and sincere emotional vulnerability
Five Feet Apart
shares teen romance, illness-centered drama, and bittersweet emotional stakes
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
shares fantastical adolescent premise, romantic longing, and a blend of comedy and drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Kellen Moore
- Release Date
- 2020-06-19
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (273)
Cast
- Brandon Flynn
- Julia Goldani Telles
- Ki Hong Lee
- Annie Mumolo
- Peter Scolari
- Priscilla Lopez
- Susan James Berger
- Monique Kim
- Lindsay Mushett
- Tom Proctor
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Looks That Kill about?
- A dangerously attractive teenager searches for connection while romance and mortality turn his greatest physical gift into a curse.
- What is Looks That Kill like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Looks That Kill as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Looks That Kill violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Looks That Kill as mild.
- What did critics think of Looks That Kill?
- Critics generally found the premise inventive and the teen-fable appeal sincere, while viewing the film's tonal shifts and underdeveloped ideas as uneven.
- Which films are like Looks That Kill?
- Films with a similar feel include The Edge of Seventeen, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Five Feet Apart, and The Map of Tiny Perfect Things.
- How long is Looks That Kill?
- Looks That Kill runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Looks That Kill?
- In United States, Looks That Kill streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
