Simon Killer

Released Apr 5, 2013

1 hr. 45 min.

Drama

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77%

62 Reviews

Tomatometer

50%

1,000+ Ratings

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A recent college graduate (Brady Corbet) takes a trip to Paris, becomes involved with a hooker (Mati Diop) and unleashes his dark side.

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Critics Consensus

Though its bleak themes may be off-putting for some, Simon Killer is an engrossing, effective character study of a brutal, enigmatic figure.

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Jeffrey P

Tries but it never really gets there. Stupid ending.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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dax h

Awful. Hate when the main actor is the most bland of the cast. The story was uninteresting. Besides the main character, the acting was good.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Simon, what a wretched POS. You’ll hope he gets hit by a train. He doesn’t. The persistent camera slow pans are tedious at best. Blah.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/20/20

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Audience Member

As an average movie goer who just wants to be entertained, this was a flop. I get that the acting and filming were good but the story is not good enough to base a movie on. A post college lost soul who takes advantage of anyone he can regardless of how it affects them, and then has no clue why they are pissed at him or want to kick his ass. Who cares? Fortunately I was doing something else while this was playing or I would have turned it off after 30 min.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/21

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Audience Member

Good character study, even though you hate the character.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

It was intriguing for about 30 minutes, but as time slowly passed my FF trigger finger got very itchy. I refrained, hoping that it would ultimately be worth it. Alas, it wasn't.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Antonio Campos

Director

Brady Corbet

Simon

Mati Diop

Victoria

Alexandra Neil

Simon's Mom

Michaël Abiteboul

Jean

Lila Salet

Sophie

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Rene Rodriguez

Miami Herald

Simon Killer is a sensory, experiential film - more of a state of mind than a straightforward story.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 15, 2013

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

Self-consciousness passing for style.

Rated: 2/4

May 2, 2013

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

"Simon Killer" is a beautifully made look at ugliness and brutality, the kind of oxymoronic exercise that fascinates some and repels others.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 2, 2013

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

The lead performances accurately sells the idea of a tourist who gets in over his head, though the ultimate destination of the journey doesn't make good on the tension experienced in the buildup.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Easily one of the most visually appealing of 2012's films.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 23, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Simon Killer is a psychiatrist's playground -- moral ambivalence, violence, pathological liar, violent sex, and at the same time, seeming like a lost little boy pulling every stunt in the book to get attention. Simon is manipulative evil.

Nov 27, 2019

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Synopsis

A recent college graduate (Brady Corbet) takes a trip to Paris, becomes involved with a hooker (Mati Diop) and unleashes his dark side.

Director: Antonio Campos
Screenwriter: Antonio Campos
Distributor: IFC Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.3K

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