Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- paranoid
- oppressive
- late night viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a tense, psychologically rich thriller distinguished by its atmosphere, moral ambiguity, and controlled direction.
What sets it apart
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Ali is haunted by his ailing mother’s suspicious death and channels that unresolved distress toward vengeance.
The mother’s death and Ali’s family relationships create an atmosphere of escalating doubt within intimate settings.
A university professor coerces his gardener into carrying out a lethal act, linking revenge to workplace and class power.
Ali recruits the enigmatic Reza to execute vengeance, separating his desire for retribution from its direct enactment.
Films like The Things You Kill, and why
Burning
shares psychological tension, moral ambiguity, and an unsettling investigation into hidden wrongdoing
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
shares family suspicion, repressed violence, and austere psychological dread
The Night of the 12th
shares revenge-thriller structure, ethical unease, and a protagonist drawn into escalating violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Alireza Khatami
- Release Date
- 2025-04-25
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (22)
Cast
- Ekin Koç
- Erkan Kolçak Köstendil
- Hazar Ergüçlü
- Selen Kurtaran
- İdil Engindeniz
- Ercan Kesal
- Güliz Şirinyan
- Aysan Sümercan
- Doğa Dörtdoğan
- Serhat Nalbantoğlu
Common questions
- What is The Things You Kill about?
- A grieving professor recruits his mysterious gardener for revenge after suspecting that his mother’s death was not natural.
- What is The Things You Kill like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Things You Kill as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Things You Kill violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Things You Kill as mild.
- What did critics think of The Things You Kill?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a tense, psychologically rich thriller distinguished by its atmosphere, moral ambiguity, and controlled direction.
- Which films are like The Things You Kill?
- Films with a similar feel include Burning, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and The Night of the 12th.
- How long is The Things You Kill?
- The Things You Kill runs 115 minutes.
