Kill List is a film directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring and Michael Smiley. It can be considered an indie British film of the thriller genre.
Trailer - The trailer is edited well to create suspense and mystery with a range of clips showing action, the main characters (star power) and other elements like the creepy girl at the end. It is things like these that create enigma codes, where the trailer does not give away too much of the plot. Generally this would be a good trailer to encourage an audience to view the film, however there was only one trailer and it was shown on TV.
The marketing campaign was not very big, which could be a reason why the film did not do well financially, because not very many people knew much about it in order to go see it. The website didn't have much on it other than the trailer and links to Facebook/Twitter pages.
Financial Success - The budget for the film was $800,000, yet its total at the box office was $462,206, making the film a Box Office failure. The film was released in the UK and USA in cinemas and on DVD, but was only released in other places in Europe at film festivals.
Critical Success - On Rotten Tomatoes 76% was the score given by the critics, however 57% was the score given by the audience, which therefore suggests that the film did well in the way it was filmed, but generally didn't interest people too much. It was nominated for 'best actor', 'best screenplay', and Michael Smiley won an award for 'best supporting actor.'
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