Winter Kills

Winter Kills (1977)

  • 86% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (840 ratings)

Based on a novel by the iconoclastic Richard Condon (of Manchurian Candidate and Prizzi's Honor fame), Winter Kills was one of the vanguard efforts in the "JFK conspiracy" school of literature. Jeff Bridges stars as Nick Kegan, the scion of a powerful Kennedyesque family, who has done… More

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Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1977 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Huston gives a powerhouse performance, and Bridges, always likeable, runs through his repertoire of facial expressions and grimaces, but it's a lost cause.

  • , Time Out

    An excellent conspiracy thriller of unusual blackness and wit.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    Winter Kills" isn't exactly a comedy, but it's funny. And it isn't exactly serious, but it takes on the serious business of the Kennedy assassination.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    The film is funny, but it's frightening and vertiginous, too -- a complex tone that apparently left audiences baffled.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Though it garnered little attention in theaters, it has become a cult favorite on video.

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