The Killing of a Sacred Deer

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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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Yorgos Lanthimos + Collin Farrell = 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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Audience Member

Horrific but not a horror. Decent acting but I was left craving a better/clearer explanation.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Tongue L

I thought this movie was brilliantly put together. It is based on Greek mythology, so the story is not supposed to make sense logically. There is no natural explanation in myth. The viewer must decipher & interpret symbols & hidden messages to create their own understanding of the meaning of the story. I really enjoyed reading all the different interpretations.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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Dave A

Super weird dialogue by every character. Creepy teen boy takes revenge for the death of his father by making the family of the doctor who negligently killed him very sick by using voodoo, apparently. Uh... ok. Nichole Kidman's booby.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/06/24

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Audience Member

Terrible sound effects, horrible acting. How the heck did this get such high ratings?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/04/24

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Jennifer B

This anxiety inducing psychological thriller is unsettling every step of the way. You won’t be able to look away even as you are horrified by what you experience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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Synopsis

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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