If I were to make a top 10 list of cinema's greatest thrillers, this film would probably be on it. As far as structure goes, this is as solid as movies get, and Kubrick's directorial genius is as visible as ever. Completely incredible.
One of Kubrick's earlier films, but if you think it's only worthy as a curiosity piece, you'd be very much mistaken. 'The Killing' includes all of the factors that we are used to seeing in one of his films, and is a stylish little heist movie. The one thing that surprises more th...( read more)
Excellent heist tale from my favourite director. Not one for horse lovers...
The ultimate crime heist with a very strong story and plenty of action and a group of excellent characters actors.
Early Kubrick. A poor schmuck takes part of a heist to satisfy his money hungry bitchy wife. The beauty of the film is that you have no idea how they are going to conduct the plan until it unrolls before your eyes, cleverly showing every participant's role. Aside from feeling a b...( read more)
You like money. You've got a great big dollar sign there where most women have a heart.
noir at it's best. utterly original and excellent plot filled with a great deal of twists, plus a fierce direction by kubrick. quickly became one of my favorites.
One of the very few old movies I really did like. It takes a complex heist and makes it easy enough for everyone to understand, its very good.
Forget about Ocean's whatever, this is a really good heist movie, done by one of the best directors.
Oh how I love this film. Kubrick takes one of my favorite film noir icons, Sterling Hayden, and puts him one my favorite caper/noir films. So very good.
A great crime film. It put Kubrick on the map. He attempts film noir with great results. Simple, smart and entertaining. Tarantino borrowed a thing or two from this early Kubrick film.
Stanley Kubrick is a landmark and example to filmmakers of how cinema should be done. Kubrick's 1956 crime drama "The Killing" is on point with any film of it's genre that can be done today. A definite contemporary flick! I saw this movie back in film school and was completely a...( read more)
Dynamite early Kubrick. Res. Dogs ripped directly from this tight caper flick.
Loaded with great dialogue and quirky characters, The Killing stands out above most Caper / film Noir films that ive watched.
Kubrick does a fine job, as always, and The Killing ranks up there with his best.
I loved the goofy narration....."at 3:45 Mike was busy" And the ch...( read more)
one of the greatest heist, noir and crime capers i have ever seen. Kubrick and Hayden made their name with this one.
My least favorite of Kubrick's films, but that's not saying much! This movie's still pretty good.
I only caught the last 1/2 hour of this, but what a great piece of noir! Ready to find it on DVD and see the entire thing.
Kubrick entrega esta espectacular obra sobre un robo a un hipódromo. No hay orden cronológico lo cual la hace más interesante.
Typical Stanley Kubrick even though it was probably one of his first movies, it defiantly shows his style developing, nothing works out in a Stanley Kubrick movie
I caught the last 45 minutes the other day, from what i saw this movie is true noir - kubrick style.
Kubrick's first feature with a killer professional cast, first class production values and an ambitious plot that is top notch caper/noir all the way. Long live Marie Windsor and Elijah Cook. The film made Kubrick.
One of the two main influences on Reservoir Dogs. This is Kubrick's third foray into feature film directing, and although a bit aged, is still great today. Very fast-paced for a 50s movie, and, though not as good as Kubrick's later works, well worth a watch.
Tight, tense, brilliantly told crime noir. In terms of the chronology of the story this is a movie way ahead of it's time, obviously inspiring the likes of Tarantino and Reservoir Dogs. Truly excellent early Kubrick.
undeniably among the greatest film-noirs ever, hayden in his best role, kubrick is as always very deep and has the true sense of cinema, all around wonderful acting and script as well, a sure-fire classic
I don't really have anything positive to say about this movie, so I will just leave it at that.
Kubrick doing the noir thing in a completely fresh and compelling fashion. Sterling Haydon is excellent.
Very cool. Non-linear story telling before non-linear became the norm. Tarantino owes pretty much his whole career to movies like this.
Kubrick imitates Hitchcock and he does it perfectly! One of his first movies and also one of his best!
Another Kubrick I really should have seen a long time ago. Brilliantly constructed this has so much going for it, but most of all the immense pleasure in watching the plot establish and unravel.
