Does New Town Killers end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is New Town Killers scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is New Town Killers easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is New Town Killers sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is New Town Killers violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

New Town Killers

Name: New Town Killers
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Dougray Scott, Alastair Mackenzie, James Anthony Pearson, Liz White, Charles Mnene

A game. A hunt. A kill.

Directed by Richard Jobson

Produced by Screen East, Independent

200897 min5.7 / 10

A dark thriller about predatory wealth and desperation, where a deadly game exposes the moral rot beneath class privilege.

Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Macdonald a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She's in debt, he's going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash.

Clusters

Corruption and Distrust Mob Double Crosses Revenge Gone Wrong Treasure Hunt Adventure Kidnapping and Hostage Situations

Genres

Thriller Drama

Keywords

Chase Hostage

Questions people ask

Does New Town Killers end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is New Town Killers scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is New Town Killers easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is New Town Killers sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is New Town Killers violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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