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Kill Your Darlings (2013) - Movie Browser

Harry Potter writes poetry and someone dies. The Beat Generation origin story nobody asked for but needed.

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cigarette smoke and intellectual pretensiontoxic mentorshipqueer coded chaos

Overview

Drama Romance Thriller

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

Content warning

murder lgbt gay theme poet 1940s confession record player drinking mental illness mistaken identity+5 more

artistic self-destructionqueer identity in repressive timesthe cost of creative ambitionmanipulation disguised as inspiration

Standout Aspects

Acting

Dane DeHaan's Lucien Carr is magnetic, maddening, unforgettable.

Direction

Krokidas captures Beat energy without romanticizing the damage.

Cinematography

1940s Columbia looks like a fever dream of literary longing.

Best for:Solo·Date Night

Heads up:Violence·Triggers

Director

John Krokidas

ReleasedOct 16, 2013

Runtime1h 43m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Budget$5.6M·Revenue$1.6M

Sunny Field Entertainment

Top Cast

Daniel Radcliffe

Allen Ginsberg

Dane DeHaan

Lucien Carr

Michael C. Hall

David Kammerer

Jack Huston

Jack Kerouac

Ben Foster

William Burroughs

David Cross

Louis Ginsberg

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Naomi Ginsberg

Elizabeth Olsen

Edie Parker

John Cullum

Professor Steeves

Brenda Wehle

Permissions Librarian

Erin Darke

Gwendolyn

Craig Chester

Businessman

Lenore Harris

DA Secretary

Zach Appelman

Luke Detweiler

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