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Kill Your Friends

  • 20152015
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
9.7K
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Nicholas Hoult in Kill Your Friends (2015)
Trailer #2 for Kill Your Friends.
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An A&R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit.An A&R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit.An A&R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
9.7K
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  • Director
    • Owen Harris
  • Writer
    • John Niven(novel and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Hoult
    • Thomas Conroy(uncredited)
    • James Corden
  • Director
    • Owen Harris
  • Writer
    • John Niven(novel and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Hoult
    • Thomas Conroy(uncredited)
    • James Corden
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Official Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:28
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    Trailer 1:01
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    Kill Your Friends: The Lazies Gig
    Clip 1:56
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    Kill Your Friends: Indie Kids
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    Kill Your Friends: Nichols Hoult Q & A
    Featurette 5:37
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    Nicholas Hoult in Kill Your Friends (2015)
    Nicholas Hoult, Craig Roberts, and Joseph Mawle in Kill Your Friends (2015)
    Nicholas Hoult in Kill Your Friends (2015)
    Nicholas Hoult in Kill Your Friends (2015)
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    Nicholas Hoult in Kill Your Friends (2015)
    Nicholas Hoult and Georgia King in Kill Your Friends (2015)
    Nicholas Hoult in Kill Your Friends (2015)
    James Corden in Kill Your Friends (2015)
    Nicholas Hoult and Georgia King in Kill Your Friends (2015)
    Nicholas Hoult, Craig Roberts, Joseph Mawle, and Georgia King in Kill Your Friends (2015)
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    Nicholas Hoult
    Nicholas Hoult
    • Steven Stelfox
    Thomas Conroy
    • Clubber
    • (uncredited)
    James Corden
    James Corden
    • Roger Waters
    Georgia King
    Georgia King
    • Rebecca
    Craig Roberts
    Craig Roberts
    • Darren
    Jim Piddock
    Jim Piddock
    • Derek Sommers
    Joseph Mawle
    Joseph Mawle
    • James Trellick
    Dustin Demri-Burns
    Dustin Demri-Burns
    • David Schnieder
    Damien Molony
    Damien Molony
    • Ross
    Bronson Webb
    Bronson Webb
    • Rob Hasting
    Ella Smith
    Ella Smith
    • Nikki
    Rosanna Hoult
    Rosanna Hoult
    • Katy
    Ed Skrein
    Ed Skrein
    • Rent
    Tom Riley
    Tom Riley
    • Parker Hall
    Kurt Egyiawan
    Kurt Egyiawan
    • Tim
    Hugh Skinner
    Hugh Skinner
    • John
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Rudi
    Alex Gillison
    Alex Gillison
    • Gunter
    • (as Alexander Gillison)
    • Director
      • Owen Harris
    • Writer
      • John Niven(novel and screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film takes place in 90s, a 'Cool Britannia' era where Britpop music has dominated the industry. Most of the songs in official soundtrack album feature real-life stars at the moment such as 'Oasis', Blur and Radiohead.
    • Goofs
      The film is set in 1997. Stelfox is standing outside the 'Eventim Apollo' (A.K.A. The Hammersmith Odeon). A sign on the building can be seen saying Eventim Apollo, when this film is set the venue was called 'Hammersmith Apollo' it has changed hands several times and did not become the Eventim Apollo until 7th of September 2013.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      James Trellick: What is the meaning of life?

      Darren: [as Steven is about to answer] To drive your enemies before you and hear the lamentations of their women.

    • Crazy credits
      In the fine print at the end of the credits, it says "No animals or A&R persons were harmed in the making of this film."
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode #44.8 (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Beetlebum
      Written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree

      Performed by Blur

    User reviews43

    Review
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    7/10
    Patrick Bateman and the Music Industry
    I did not know a great deal about Kill Your Friends, didn't even say a trailer. If you are planning to see this movie then don't because what results is a shocking lock into the life of a failing music producer and the lengths he will take to become a success in a harsh industry. A pitch black comedy with a story that was actually a lot more interesting than it sounds.

    Nicolas Hoult takes on the lead role, which was the first thing that worried me. The guy is a brilliant actor and in my opinion was the definitive standout as Nux in this summer's Mad Max Fury Road, but its very rare, if ever that we see him in a lead role. In this film, he takes the role and makes it his own which turns out is a very good thing because he made this movie about half of what was enjoyable. From the title you know that this guy is on the edge and could snap at any moment and Hoult makes this so believable. We also get a smaller role from a drugged up James Corden which felt so weird but so right. Every scene we see him in he is snorting cocaine and doing things his regular persona on TV wouldn't dream of. So props to Corden for managing to actually pull this off.

    My absolute favourite thing about this movie however, is the soundtrack. We open with Blur's Beetlebum and if you know me you'll know im a real sucker for Britpop so i was happy to hear this and other artists i grew up with throughout including Oasis. The film explores different types of music perfectly,so i can say i am satisfied with that aspect. The black comedy aspect was slightly in your face at times with a police officer character in particular who is so dumb that you just question why he is even on this case, but then you figure out sort of why he is oblivious to this, whether or not intentional by the filmmakers.

    Overall, a good British film which deserves more attention than it is getting. I can see where negative reviews may come from especially since the graphic violence sort of comes at you out of nowhere at first. But i recommend seeing this one, don't listen to the terrible reviews and judge for yourself.
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    • kieranbattams
    • Nov 14, 2015

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Arkadaşlarını Öldür
    • Filming locations
      • Black Hangar Studios, Hampshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Unigram
      • Altitude Film Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $533,147
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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