Kill Your Darlings

Name: Kill Your Darlings
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 2013-10-16
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Ben Foster

2013·Movie·NR·103 min·★ 7.0(1,418)

Drama Romance Thriller More English titles

“A true story of obsession and murder.”

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

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About Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings is a 2013 English-language drama, romance and thriller film directed by John Krokidas. The cast is led by Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall. It has a runtime of 1h 43m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 1400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on The Roku Channel.

Kill Your Darlings was produced by Killer Films and Sunny Field Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on October 16, 2013, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $6 million, it went on to gross $2 million worldwide.

Director: John Krokidas
Writers: Austin Bunn, John Krokidas
Release date: October 16, 2013
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $6 million
Box office: $2 million
Production: Killer Films, Sunny Field Entertainment

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Kill Your Darlings cast & crew

Kill Your Darlings was directed by John Krokidas and written by Austin Bunn and John Krokidas.

The cast features Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg, Dane DeHaan as Lucien Carr, Michael C. Hall as David Kammerer, Jack Huston as Jack Kerouac, Ben Foster as William Burroughs, and David Cross as Louis Ginsberg.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nico Muhly, cinematography is by Reed Morano, and it was produced by Michael Benaroya and John Krokidas.

Is Kill Your Darlings worth watching?

Kill Your Darlings holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 1,418 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 43m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, romance, and thriller, Kill Your Darlings is worth a place on your watchlist.

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