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The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

Name: The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Genre: horror film, thriller film, drama film
Released: 2017
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Barry Keoghan, Bill Camp, Alicia Silverstone

⏱ 109 min horror film thriller film drama film

Plot

2017 film by Yorgos Lanthimos

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Why Watch This

Yorgos Lanthimos turns a clinical family drama into a nightmarish moral fable, where every stare feels like a verdict. The film’s cold, symmetrical visuals and a score that hums like a ticking clock keep you perched on the edge of dread.

Best For

Psychological thriller fans, Art‑house enthusiasts, Yorgos Lanthimos admirers, Dark drama lovers, Moral‑dilemma seekers

The CinePearl Take

Colin Farrell delivers a restrained, almost mechanical performance that perfectly mirrors his character’s surgical precision, while Barry Keoghan is terrifyingly unsettling as the enigmatic teen. Lanthimos’s deliberate pacing forces the audience to sit with the growing tension rather than rely on jump scares. The film’s central theme—guilt manifesting as an inescapable, ritualistic punishment—sticks with you long after the final frame.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Barry Keoghan, Bill Camp, Alicia Silverstone, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman
Writer: Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos

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