Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings

A true story of obsession and murder.

Directed by John Krokidas

Produced by Killer Films, Sunny Field Entertainment

2013103 min7.0 / 10

A dark, intellectually charged drama about obsession and murder among young poets in 1940s Columbia, blending literary ambition with psychological turmoil and tragic consequences.

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

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  • Is Kill Your Darlings sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Kill Your Darlings end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Kill Your Darlings scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Kill Your Darlings violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Kill Your Darlings easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise41

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Kill Your Darlings, But Darker

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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