Small Town Killers

Small Town Killers

Directed by Ole Bornedal

Produced by Miso Film

201790 min5.7 / 10

A darkly comedic crime caper where two ordinary men's drunken mistake spirals into an absurd, paranoid game of survival against their underestimated wives and a Russian hitman.

The two tradesmen Ib and Edward are tired of their lifeless marriages and dream of living the good life from the stash of money they've earned moonlighting for years. After a huge fight with their wives the two men get drunk and hire a Russian contract killer to do a hit on their spouses. But they have badly underestimated their wives, and this becomes the start of an absurd journey where Ib and Edward to their own horror end at the top of a kill list.

Questions people ask

  • Is Small Town Killers scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Small Town Killers sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Does Small Town Killers end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Small Town Killers violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Small Town Killers easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity46

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Surprise26

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Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Small Town Killers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Small Town Killers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Small Town Killers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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