Kill Your Friends (2016): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
Kill Your Friends is a 2016 comedy thriller directed by Owen Harris, starring Nicholas Hoult, James Corden and Georgia King. It is based on Kill Your Friends by John Niven. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes and earned $533,147 worldwide. Critics gave it 24% on Rotten Tomatoes and 45 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.0/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m (103 min)
- Director
- Owen Harris
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- Based on
- Kill Your Friends by John Niven
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Kill Your Friends About?
The premise of Kill Your Friends without spoilers, adapted from Kill Your Friends by John Niven.
In 1990s London, A&R executive Steven Stelfox, played by Nicholas Hoult, rises through the music industry with ruthless ambition and a penchant for excess. Fueled by drugs, alcohol, and a desire for personal gratification, he exploits the waning popularity of Britpop to maintain his position. As his career hangs in the balance, Stelfox’s tactics become increasingly dangerous, blurring the lines between professional drive and shocking brutality in a desperate bid for survival.
Kill Your Friends Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- male star appears nude
- masturbation
- male masturbation
- male nudity
- cocaine
- murder
- male rear nudity
- reference to abba
- london england
- band tour
- snow
- british
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- psychopath
- talent scout
- man wears a swimsuit
- star appears nude
- strip club
- stripper
- year 1997
- music producer
- music industry
- dismemberment
- blackmail
- based on novel
- sex tape
- threesome
- sex scene
- british slang
- vegan
- nudity
- name dropping
- year 1983
- computer
- loyalty
- giving a toast
- recording
- child pornography
- record player
- cross
- heart attack
- hallucination
- woman wrapped in a bedsheet
- lawyer
- leave of absence
- lamentation
- man with a physical disability
- covered in blood
- stabbed to death
- grief
- severed arm
Kill Your Friends Cast
Nicholas Hoult leads the cast, with James Corden and Georgia King. Directed by Owen Harris; 4 actors are credited in all.
- Director Owen Harris
Kill Your Friends Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Kill Your Friends 24% on Rotten Tomatoes and 45 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.0/10.
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IMDb 6.0 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 24% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 33%
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Metacritic 45 Metascore
User score 5.9
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TMDB 61% User score
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Letterboxd 2.9 /5
11 ratings
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Movie Insider 3.0 /5
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Kill Your Friends Box Office
Kill Your Friends grossed $533,147 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$533.1K
- International
- $533.1K
Kill Your Friends Trailers & Videos
6 videos: 1 trailer and 5 clips.
- Clip KILL YOUR FRIENDS - Official Film Clip - Starring Nicholas Hoult
- Clip KILL YOUR FRIENDS (2016): Exclusive Bar Scene - Well Go USA
- Clip KILL YOUR FRIENDS (2016) Exclusive Clip 1 - "New Head of A&R"
- Clip KILL YOUR FRIENDS (2016) Exclusive Clip 4 - "SXSW"
Cars in Kill Your Friends
8 cars on screen, including the BMW 3 Cabrio E36 and the 1983 Ford LTD Crown Victoria.
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BMW 3 Cabrio E36 Important role -
1983 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Minor role -
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unknown Minor role
Kill Your Friends Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “杀死汝友” and “Убий приятелите си”.
- Also known as
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- 杀死汝友
- Убий приятелите си
- Sucesso Acima de Tudo
- Tue tes amis
- 杀死汝伴
- Убей своих друзей
- Nužudyti savo draugus
- Piebeidz Savus Draugus
- Mata a tus amigos
- Убий своїх друзів
- הרוג את חברייך
- Arkadaşlarını Öldür
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- Wykończyć przyjaciół
- 킬 유어 프렌즈, მოკალი შენი მეგობრები
- Végezz a barátaiddal
- อยากดังต้องฆ่าเพื่อน
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Kill Your Friends FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, the book behind it and post-credit scenes of Kill Your Friends, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Kill Your Friends?
Kill Your Friends runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was Kill Your Friends released?
Kill Your Friends was released on April 1, 2016.
Who directed Kill Your Friends?
Kill Your Friends was directed by Owen Harris.
More films by Owen Harris Who is in the cast of Kill Your Friends?
Kill Your Friends stars Nicholas Hoult, James Corden and Georgia King, among 4 credited actors.
How much did Kill Your Friends make at the box office?
Kill Your Friends grossed $533,147 worldwide.
How is Kill Your Friends rated?
Kill Your Friends has 6.0/10 on IMDb, 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic and 61% on TMDB.
Is Kill Your Friends based on a book?
Yes. Kill Your Friends is adapted from Kill Your Friends by John Niven.
Does Kill Your Friends have a post-credit scene?
No. Kill Your Friends has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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