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Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways. Soon, the full scope of Martin's intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long-forgotten transgression that will shatter his domestic bliss forever.

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer continues director Yorgos Lanthimos' stubbornly idiosyncratic streak -- and demonstrates again that his is a talent not to be ignored.

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Robert Daniels

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Has a doctor ever killed your father, and you used voodoo to get back him? Yea, me too. Yorgos Lanthimos's follow-up to The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, is every bit as creepy, dark, and ironic as the former.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 5, 2018

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Namrata Joshi

The Hindu

The Killing of a Sacred Deer scares, baffles, unsettles, annoys and peels off the happy smokescreen to reveal the discomfiting reality of yet another upper class family.

Jul 11, 2018

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Karl Quinn

The Age (Australia)

Bleakly brilliant.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 15, 2018

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tt stern-enzi

Cincinnati CityBeat

The usual stark realities we’ve been familiar with for how we see the ‘nati give way to the thrilling fun of Cincinnati as a dark and twisted hellscape out of The Twilight Zone.

Aug 26, 2023

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

An absurdly funny and dread-filled experience, filled with Lanthimos' trademark wit and monotone performances. It won't be for everyone, but The Killing of a Sacred Deer is something unique and special.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 5, 2023

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Lanthimos remains very talented, but this seems like a little bit of a self-misdirection away from an original visual language into the working through of influences that were seemingly already worked through.

Jan 11, 2023

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J S

If I could give this zero stars, I would. This movie was utter trash and 2 hours I'll never get back. The dialogue and acting were both flat. There were so many plot holes that I lost count. Don't waste your time on this one.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/26/24

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M L

One of the worst movie of all time. Acting were pretty bad. Sound like they were reading off script mins before taping. Plot made zero sense. Biggest waste of time. Director, writers and producers should never work in Hollywood again.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/20/24

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Audience Member

Strange not in a good way.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/20/24

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Thomas K

This movie was so bad i created this account just to post about it. I honestly cannot believe i managed to watch this all the way through and can not for the life of me see how anyone gives this a positive rating. The script was so poorly done the interactions felt like it was written by ai and every character had a tone like i was watching an episode of the good doctor. The main premise of the plot is not covered in depth, leaves many questions, and the movie drags on and on and on until finally the story arc is completed with a 360 no scope. -1000/5 do not waste your time

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/20/24

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W. Jesse A

I can't believe I actually sat through this movie. I kept thinking it would get better, but it only got worse. This wasn't a thriller or even a horror movie. It was just bad writing, and even worse directing. If I could give it zero stars, I would.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/24

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Audience Member

Such a strange movie that hardly made any sense. How this movie got the rating it did is being me.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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Denise Dal Vera

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Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways. Soon, the full scope of Martin's intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long-forgotten transgression that will shatter his domestic bliss forever.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer: Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos
Screenwriter: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Element Pictures
Rating: R (Disturbing Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Content|Language|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Runtime: 2h 1m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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