Rotten
Huston gives a powerhouse performance, and Bridges, always likeable, runs through his repertoire of facial expressions and grimaces, but it's a lost cause.
Variety Staff, Variety
Winter Kills
Something funny is happening in WINTER KILLS. Take it seriously!
1979 · 1h 37m · R
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
William Richert
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Winter Kills
Overview
The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.
Director and cast
- William Richert Director
- Jeff Bridges as Nick Kegan
- John Huston as Pa Kegan
- Anthony Perkins as John Cerruti
- Eli Wallach as Joe Diamond
- Sterling Hayden as Z.K. Dawson
- Dorothy Malone as Emma Kegan
- Tomas Milian as Frank Mayo
- Belinda Bauer as Yvette Malone
- Ralph Meeker as Gameboy Baker
- Toshirō Mifune as Keith
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Winter Kills" isn't exactly a comedy, but it's funny. And it isn't exactly serious, but it takes on the serious business of the Kennedy assassination.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
The film is funny, but it's frightening and vertiginous, too -- a complex tone that apparently left audiences baffled.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
An excellent conspiracy thriller of unusual blackness and wit.
Time Out
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