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    Good Kill

    • 20142014
    • RR
    • 1h 42min
    IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    23K
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    Ethan Hawke in Good Kill (2014)
    A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.
    Trailer2:09
    4 Videos
    83 Photos
    DramaThrillerWar

    A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.

    • Director
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Writer
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Stars
      • Ethan Hawke
      • January Jones
      • Zoë Kravitz
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Writer
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Stars
      • Ethan Hawke
      • January Jones
      • Zoë Kravitz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 86User reviews
    • 176Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:09
    Official Trailer
    International Trailer
    Trailer 1:48
    International Trailer
    International Trailer
    Trailer 2:30
    International Trailer
    Good Kill
    Clip 0:52
    Good Kill

    Photos83

    Ethan Hawke in Good Kill (2014)
    Ethan Hawke in Good Kill (2014)
    Ethan Hawke in Good Kill (2014)
    Andrew Niccol and Rachel Roberts at an event for Good Kill (2014)
    Ethan Hawke at an event for Good Kill (2014)
    Ethan Hawke at an event for Good Kill (2014)
    Jake Abel at an event for Good Kill (2014)
    Ethan Hawke, Andrew Niccol, and Jake Abel at an event for Good Kill (2014)
    Good Kill (2014)
    Ethan Hawke and January Jones in Good Kill (2014)
    Ethan Hawke and Bruce Greenwood in Good Kill (2014)
    Ethan Hawke in Good Kill (2014)

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    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Major Thomas Eganas Major Thomas Egan
    January Jones
    January Jones
    • Molly Eganas Molly Egan
    Zoë Kravitz
    Zoë Kravitz
    • Airman Vera Suarezas Airman Vera Suarez
    Fatima El Bahraouy
    • The Womanas The Woman
    El Khttabi Abdelouahab
    • The Boyas The Boy
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Lt. Colonel Jack Johnsas Lt. Colonel Jack Johns
    Jake Abel
    Jake Abel
    • M.I.C. Joseph Zimmeras M.I.C. Joseph Zimmer
    Ryan Montano
    • Airman Roy Carlosas Airman Roy Carlos
    Dylan Kenin
    Dylan Kenin
    • Capt. Ed Christieas Capt. Ed Christie
    Stafford Douglas
    Stafford Douglas
    • Billyas Billy
    Zion Rain Leyba
    • Travis Eganas Travis Egan
    • (as Zion Leyba)
    Sachie Capitani
    Sachie Capitani
    • Jesse Eganas Jesse Egan
    Michael Sheets
    Michael Sheets
    • Dannyas Danny
    Ross Shaw
    • Lt. Drieras Lt. Drier
    Chakir Faiz
    • The Manas The Man
    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    • Langleyas Langley
    • (voice)
    Colin Jones
    Colin Jones
    • Frankas Frank
    Kristen DeVore Rakes
    Kristen DeVore Rakes
    • Irisas Iris
    • (as Kristen Rakes)
    • Director
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Writer
      • Andrew Niccol
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A Las Vegas-based fighter pilot turned drone pilot fights the Taliban by remote control for 12 hours a day, then goes home to the suburbs and feuds with his wife and kids for the other 12. But the pilot is starting to question the mission. Is he creating more terrorists than he's killing? Is he fighting a war without end. —Toronto International Film Festival
    drone pilottalibancollateral damagedrone attackmoral dilemma61 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • If you never face your enemy, how can you face yourself.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Thriller
      • War
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for violent content including a rape, language, and some sexuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Approximately an hour into the film, the team engage in an operation in Yemen. Vera Suarez says, "I've never been to Yemen, sir," and the footage cuts to the drone camera over a traditional Yemeni home with open courtyards. This is actually a movie set, constructed in Ouarzazate, Morocco for the Jerusalem sequence in Ridley Scott 's Kingdom of Heaven (2005). By agreement with the town's government it remained standing after the film wrapped, and is a popular location for productions involving similarly medieval architecture. It was recently featured during Season 4 of the TV show Game of Thrones (2011). Despite being mostly complete, you can identify it as a movie set from the shot in the film, by noting the scaffolding on the bottom of the structure revealing an incomplete wall. A battering ram prop from Kingdom of Heaven (2005) can be seen next to this scaffolding.
    • Goofs
      In one scene, Major Egan speaks of enjoying the fear of flying combat missions. That includes the fear and danger of making a landing on the pitching deck of an aircraft carrier at night. However, Major Egan is in the Air Force and they do not land on aircraft carriers; only Navy or Marine aviators do. Also, the plane Major Egan flies, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, does not land on aircraft carriers in any case.
    • Quotes

      Vera Suarez: Was that a war crime, sir?

      Jack Johns: Shut the fuck up, Suarez!

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2/Good Kill (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Bang Bang Boom
      Written by Tim Myers

      Performed by The Unknown

      Courtesy of Palladium Records

      By arrangement with Zync Music Group, LLC

    User reviews86

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    This movie highlights important issues.
    This movie highlights important societal issues. Drone warfare is the future and soon many drones will be flying over US soil. Not just military drones mind you, but your local police will have them as well.

    The reality is this. The US kills many innocent people with drones. For example, in Pakistan alone 41 men were targeted but 1,147 people killed. If you wish, you can search on this statistic and it will take you to the article about this.

    It is time America dealt with the reality of what it is doing and this film is a small step in that direction. I will not write an exhaustive review because I hate spoiling movies for people, but the movie is worth watching and more importantly, thinking about.
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    • mindsmatrix
    • Apr 6, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trò Choi Giêt Nguoi
    • Filming locations
      • New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Voltage Pictures
      • Dune Films
      • Dune Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $316,472
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,750
      • May 17, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,474,471
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 42min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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