The Killing Reviews and Ratings



  • May 20, 2007
    My least favorite of Kubrick's films, but that's not saying much! This movie's still pretty good.
  • May 16, 2007
    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.
  • May 9, 2007
    Kubrick entrega esta espectacular obra sobre un robo a un hipódromo. No hay orden cronológico lo cual la hace más interesante.
  • May 4, 2007
    exelente cine negro hijita directa de Rififi
  • May 3, 2007
    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
  • May 2, 2007
    I caught the last 45 minutes the other day, from what i saw this movie is true noir - kubrick style.
  • April 29, 2007
    KILLING?!?! Say it's not so!
  • April 28, 2007
    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.
  • April 11, 2007
    stanley kubrick first masterpiece
  • March 22, 2007
    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.
  • March 20, 2007
    Interesting heist movie with a good old twist!
  • March 1, 2007
    One of Kubrick's earliest films.
  • February 24, 2007
    A Thriller at those times with such a screenplay & direction, hatsoff..
  • January 21, 2007
    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.
  • January 15, 2007
    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
  • December 26, 2006
    Watch this and THEN tell me Tarantino's not a hack.
  • December 10, 2006
    I don't really have anything positive to say about this movie, so I will just leave it at that.
  • December 6, 2006
    Kubrick doing the noir thing in a completely fresh and compelling fashion. Sterling Haydon is excellent.
  • November 16, 2006
    Would there ever have been a Reservoir Dogs without this film?
  • November 11, 2006
    Very cool. Non-linear story telling before non-linear became the norm. Tarantino owes pretty much his whole career to movies like this.
  • October 13, 2006
    Kubrick imitates Hitchcock and he does it perfectly! One of his first movies and also one of his best!
  • October 10, 2006
    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.
  • October 4, 2006
    Brilliant film noir.
  • September 19, 2006
    the greatest robbery ever, it has flowers, horse shoes, silly masks, guns and animal slaughter, what more do you need
  • September 12, 2006
    What a great film noir, a great heist, brilliant revolutionary story telling skills by Kubrick
  • September 8, 2006
    Great predecessor to "Pulp Fiction".
  • September 5, 2006
    I DON"T like Stanley Kubrick movies, maybe I'm not a deep enough thinker,but I can't get into his style of movie.
  • August 27, 2006
    Great B & W flick. Check it out for the influence on Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs' if nothing else.
  • August 22, 2006
    This film is up there with the best of Kubrick's films.
  • July 31, 2006
    An awesome crime caper. Masterful storytelling.
  • July 16, 2006
    Kubrick's most overlooked film. i love this film. it is one of the best film noirs i've ever seen.
  • June 19, 2006
    Man if you see the ending it will KILL you! it really broke my heart.
  • June 14, 2006
    a fantastic start for a young Kubrick
  • June 13, 2006
    One of Kubrick's first and still great like his other films.
  • June 13, 2006
    Good, but lackluster compared to other films-noir.
  • June 12, 2006
    Good early Kubrick. very confident.
  • June 6, 2006
    Film Noir at it`s finest.
  • June 5, 2006
    A great thriller from Kubrick.
  • June 5, 2006
    Really a sweeet movie for the time its been made. Funny & interesting, with some action.
  • June 4, 2006
    Very well crafted early Kubrick masterpice, very underrated
  • May 31, 2006
    Mon Kubrick préféré!
  • May 25, 2006
    Dans les meilleurs de Kubrick.
  • May 24, 2006
    my favorite kubrick....
    great movie!!!!very fast paced....my heart beats like there's no tomorrow..
    i highly recommend this one
  • May 20, 2006
    I sometimes forget how good this movie is. Fantastic movie.
  • May 20, 2006
    Despite the fact that it was difficult to tell the difference between the leading lady and the leading horse, this movie was excellent. It would cause any intelligent, human being to continually ask "What's going on?" right until the ending. For those simplier viewers, this wou...( read more)ld not have been an issue.
  • May 19, 2006
    Superb thriller. One of those Kubrick classics that you probably never heard of, but is still one of his best films. Even if Ali talked throughout the first half, then spent the second half asking what was going on. But TRUE movie fans can just tune her out. Multitasking: an...( read more) important skill.

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