The Kill Room

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The Kill Room
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Nicol Paone
Written byJonathan Jacobson
Produced by
  • Uma Thurman
  • Bill Kenwright
  • Dannielle Thomas
  • Jason Weinberg
  • Anne Clements
  • William Rosenfeld
  • Jon Keeyes
  • Jordan Yale Levine
  • Jordan Beckerman
  • Nicol Paone
Starring
CinematographyBartosz Nalasek
Edited by
  • Felipe Vasquez [1]
  • Gillian Hutshing
Music by
  • Jessica Rose Weiss
  • Jason Soudah
Production
companies
  • Yale Productions
  • Idiot Savant Pictures
Distributed by Shout! Studios
Release date
  • September 28, 2023 (2023-09-28)
Running time
98 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$724,285 [3]

The Kill Room is a 2023 American crime comedy thriller film directed by Nicol Paone and written by Jonathan Jacobson. It stars Uma Thurman, Joe Manganiello, Maya Hawke, Debi Mazar, Dree Hemingway, Samuel L. Jackson and Liv Morgan.

Contents

The film was released by Shout! Studios on September 28, 2023.

Synopsis

The art world meets the underworld when a money-laundering scheme accidentally turns a hitman into an overnight avant-garde sensation. [4]

Cast

Production

The film was announced in April 2022, with Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson starring, Jonathan Jacobson writing the screenplay, and Nicol Paone set to direct. [5] In April 2022, it was announced that Joe Manganiello was cast. In May 2022, Dree Hemingway was revealed to have joined the cast. [6] That same month, reality television star Leah McSweeney was revealed to be making her feature film debut in the project, [7] and shortly afterwards Maya Hawke was announced as working with her mother, Thurman, on a project for the first time. [8] In June 2022, WWE wrestler Liv Morgan was announced to have joined the cast. [9]

Principal photography began in New York and New Jersey in early 2022. [10] Filming was reported in Hoboken at Field Colony, a coworking space within an art gallery that was used as the primary shooting location. The furniture was removed and flat floor-to-ceiling flat panels were installed to recreate a 'white box' art gallery. [11] [12] Novado Gallery in Jersey City [13] was used as a secondary art gallery for the film. Filming was scheduled to finish in June 2022, but issues with weather caused a delay and a re-location to Lavallette, New Jersey in October 2022. [14]

Release

In July 2023, Shout! Studios acquired the North American rights to The Kill Room. [15] It was released in the United States on September 28, 2023. [16]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 61% of 28 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10.The website's consensus reads: "The Kill Room's talented cast and broadly comedic tone make for a reasonably diverting caper, even if its attempts to satirize the art world don't amount to much." [17] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [18]

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