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Overall Rank: 6468

Average Rating: 2.7/4

# of Ratings: 16

Theatrical Release Date: 10/16/2013

Language: English

Genre: Biography, Drama

MPAA Rating: R

Director: John Krokidas

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, David Cross, Elizabeth Olsen

Plot: It's 1944 and the biggest name of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, find themselves brought together by a murder. -- Chris Kavan

tonks76 - wrote on 08/16/2014

Definitely worth watching. Or maybe it´s me loving Kerouac and the rest lol. No, definitely a very good movie.

Jacob Zembower - wrote on 03/12/2014

A deliciously entertaining drama/thriller, bolstered by sensually stylish direction by John Krokidas. Daniel Radcliffe sheds his Harry Potter persona and turns in the best performance of his career so far. But this is truly Dane DeHaan's film, equal parts sexy, dangerous, vulnerable, despicable, and sympathetic. He puts in one of the most overlooked and complex, not to mention downright intense, performances of last year. Sure, the film could have delved a bit deeper into the character's central dilemma(s), but this doesn't diminish the entrancing effect it has on the viewer. Bursting with energy and apprehension at every turn, Kill Your Darlings is a fascinating tale of love, obsession, and murder.

ikkegoemikke
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A not so obvious movie

ikkegoemikke - wrote on 11/02/2017

"Some things, once you've loved them, become yours forever. And if you try to let them go... They only circle back and return to you. They become part of who you are...

...or they destroy you."

After watching a few blockbusters I always get the urge to put on a not so commercial film. The title of this one combined with the fact that I'm not a real expert in literature, made ​​sure that my expectations about "Kill your darlings" were totally misjudged. The phrase "Kill your darlings" is used in literary circles and is a maxim for writers and poets to delete favorite wordings, adjectives or phrases so that their writings become tighter and not defiled with unnecessary ballast. So you can expect to hear a lot of intellectual posturing in this film. It's actually a …