Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- sardonic
- dark comedy night
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the premise and cast appealing but considered the execution uneven and only moderately sharp.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Patrice's accidental artistic success turns a money-laundering operation into a critique of galleries, collectors, and avant-garde prestige.
The assassin's overnight transformation into an avant-garde sensation disrupts the hitman's, boss's, and dealer's original scheme.
The premise joins contract killing and money laundering with the ridiculous social rituals of the art world.
An art dealer's laundering scheme places an assassin inside gallery culture while criminal obligations continue to shape her choices.
Films like The Kill Room, and why
In Bruges
darkly comic criminal scheme involving money, deception, and escalating professional complications
Burn After Reading
stylized crime comedy built around morally compromised operators and absurd underworld dynamics
The Square
satirical collision between criminal enterprise, ambition, and the art world
The Gentlemen
witty crime caper with shifting loyalties and flamboyant criminal personalities
Movie Details
- Director
- Nicol Paone
- Release Date
- 2023-09-14
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (310)
Cast
- Uma Thurman
- Joe Manganiello
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Maya Hawke
- Debi Mazar
- Dree Hemingway
- Amy Keum
- Candy Buckley
- Larry Pine
- Jennifer Kim
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- 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 The Kill Room about?
- A money-laundering art dealer accidentally turns a contract killer into a celebrated avant-garde artist, provoking a darkly comic clash between galleries and gangsters.
- What is The Kill Room like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Kill Room as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Kill Room violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Kill Room as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Kill Room?
- Critics generally found the premise and cast appealing but considered the execution uneven and only moderately sharp.
- Which films are like The Kill Room?
- Films with a similar feel include In Bruges, Burn After Reading, The Square, and The Gentlemen.
- How long is The Kill Room?
- The Kill Room runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Kill Room?
- In United States, The Kill Room streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
