You Kill Me

"Professional alcoholic hit man gets life back on track thanks to her"

2007 1h 30m EN

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6.1

MID

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79%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.4

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 316🍅79%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 19,313

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Synopsis

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While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.

“Professional alcoholic hit man gets life back on track thanks to her”

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Cast

Ben Kingsley
Frank Falenczyk
Téa Leoni
Laurel Pearson
Luke Wilson
Tom
Bill Pullman
Dave
Dennis Farina
Edward O'Leary
Philip Baker Hall
Roman Krzeminski
Marcus Thomas
Stef Krzeminski
Scott Heindl
James Doyle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Dahl
Writers: Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 94% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Dahl, shot by Jeffrey Jur. 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 Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Ben Kingsley and Téa Leoni and Luke Wilson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Dahl directs. Jeffrey Jur behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Scott Chestnut cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 94% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 19 years ago.
5Directed by John Dahl, shot by Jeffrey Jur. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Scott Chestnut shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ben Kingsley and Téa Leoni and Luke Wilson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Professional alcoholic hit man gets life back on track thanks to her".
10IMDB entry: tt0796375 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.