Killing Zoe

"We go in. We get what we want. We come out."

1993 1h 36m EN

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6.2

MID

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34%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.4

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 385🥫34%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 22,079

ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Synopsis

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Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.

“We go in. We get what we want. We come out.”

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Cast

Eric Stoltz
Zed
Julie Delpy
Zoe
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Eric
Tai Thai
François
Bruce Ramsay
Ricardo
Kario Salem
Jean
Salvator Xuereb
Claude
Gary Kemp
Oliver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roger Avary
Writers: Roger Avary
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America, France

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 28% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roger Avary, shot by Tom Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by tomandandy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kathryn Himoff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Roger Avary directs. Tom Richmond behind the camera. tomandandy scores. Kathryn Himoff cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, France. Dialogue in English, French.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 28% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
333 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
5International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
6Directed by Roger Avary, shot by Tom Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by tomandandy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Kathryn Himoff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Eric Stoltz and Julie Delpy and Jean-Hugues Anglade carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "We go in. We get what we want. We come out.".
11IMDB entry: tt0110265 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 20 themes, including "friendship", "prostitute", "robbery", "drug abuse".