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We Need to Talk About Kevin

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(No longer in theaters)
  • Rating: R — for disturbing violence and behavior, some sexuality and language
  • Director: Lynne Ramsay   Cast: John C. Reilly, Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller, Siobhan Fallon, Joseph Melendez
  • Running Time: 110 minutes
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Genre

Drama, Suspense/Thriller

Distributor

Oscilloscope Pictures

Release Date

Jan 13, 2012

Release Notes

NY

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Review

Ramsay’s adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s prize-winning epistolary novel tracks the relationship between a fortysomething woman and her sociopathic, spiteful son, from her ominous, anxiety-riddled pregnancy to his adolescent homicidal rampage. Miller’s chilling, calculated portrayal of the disturbed teenager will definitely stay with you, but the film belongs to Swinton: Her performance is absolutely seismic.

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