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Summary An art dealer (Uma Thurman) teams with a hitman (Joe Manganiello) and his boss (Samuel L. Jackson) for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.

Directed By: Nicol Paone

Written By: Jonathan Jacobson

In Theaters Now
  • 2023
  • R
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • 1 h 38 m
The Kill Room
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
58
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary An art dealer (Uma Thurman) teams with a hitman (Joe Manganiello) and his boss (Samuel L. Jackson) for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.

Directed By: Nicol Paone

Written By: Jonathan Jacobson

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75
Oct 3, 2023
Thurman’s scenes only get better when she’s paired with Jackson. The duo handles their dialogue like a walk in the park, and you can tell that The Kill Room tries to make the most of it.
By Erick Massoto FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 29, 2023
While the killer with a heart of gold trope works to varying degrees, mostly because of Manganiello’s unvarnished presence, the thematic heft of The Kill Room is enough to make it an intriguing and entertaining early work.
By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW

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75
Sep 27, 2023
The final few scenes of The Kill Room stretch the satiric premise to the breaking point, but by then we’re content to go along with the ride and enjoy the dark humor and the fine work of the entire cast, led by Jackson and Thurman in twin knockout performances.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
63
Sep 25, 2023
If screen comedies are poker games, then Paone, working from a script by Jonathan Jacobson, leaves a lot of money on the table, not properly playing the wonderful hand she’s dealt. But The Kill Room, which also needed a better title, has enough funny going on to recommend it if you don’t think of all it might have been.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 10, 2023
Despite the lack of kinetic energy and well-developed characters, the movie offers a rather humorous take on the art world and its criminal underbelly with characters that are enjoyable to watch.
By Ferdosa Abdi FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 22, 2023
Nicol Paone’s flat direction and Jonathan Jacobson’s listless screenplay leave the cast painting by numbers.
By Ryan Gilbey FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 29, 2023
While the supporting cast is replete with performers we like to see — Debi Mazar, Larry Pine, and Thurman’s daughter, Maya Hawke, as a feminist artist — the script, in the end, does little to support them.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Yale Productions, BKStudios, BondIt Media Capital, Bradley Pilz Productions, Buffalo 8 Productions, Complex Corp, Cranium Entertainment, Head Gear Films, Idiot Savant Pictures, Metrol Technology, Slated, Such Content, Sucheta DreamWorks Productions [IND], Sucheta DreamWorks Productions, Supernova Capital, Untitled Entertainment
Release Date Sep 29, 2023
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating R
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