Kill Your Darlings
A true story of obsession and murder.
A true story of obsession and murder.
Drama, Romance, Thriller
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2013
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A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
104 min
Release date:
19 Sep 2013
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,030,064
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins & 13 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
"Kill Your Darlings" is a true-crime murder mystery, a love letter to the wild-living artists of the Beat Generation, and a portrait of the artist as an adolescent.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
14 Nov 2013
rotten:
Overall the movie seems to wander, like the worst excesses of free verse, needing a little structure to rein it in.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
14 Nov 2013
fresh:
You don't need to know the Beats to understand "Kill Your Darlings," you just need to know the twinkling promise, and dark turns, of life.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
22 Nov 2013
fresh:
Bursting with hipster attitude and New York atmosphere, the fact-based "Kill Your Darlings" is a coming-of-age chronicle that morphs into a crime story without missing a beat.
– Calvin Wilson,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
26 Nov 2013
fresh:
Daniel Radcliffe is back in a pair of nerdy specs as Allen Ginsberg in this sincere, heartfelt film about how the gay beat poet found his voice
– Cath Clarke,
Time Out,
2 Dec 2013