The Driller Killer

The Driller Killer

The Blood Runs In Rivers... And The Drill Keeps Tearing Through Flesh And Bone.

Directed by Abel Ferrara

Produced by Navaron Films

1979101 min5.2 / 10

A grimy, psychologically fractured descent into urban madness and violence, anchored in the protagonist's deteriorating mental state and exploitation of the city's most vulnerable.

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Driller Killer end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is The Driller Killer violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is The Driller Killer scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is The Driller Killer easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Driller Killer sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Driller Killer one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 85% 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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