Killing Them Softly
2012USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Andrew Dominik★ 6
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakdark comedycold and detachedabsurdistbrutal
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalescalating
Story
pursuitinvestigationheistunravelingsurvival
Emotion
injusticefeeling powerlessrageguiltfiguring out who you are
Themes
class and moneycorrupt institutionspovertylife under oppression
Feel
cerebraldiscussion starterexhaustingquietly hauntinggut punch
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Foreign films like Killing Them Softly
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Killing Them Softly. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
