Kill Your Darlings

Apr 12, 2006

1h 34m

★ 5.8

Overview

A desperate young writer is lured on a wild ride through the desert by a mysterious woman in this darkly comic take on the all-American road trip. Along the way they cross paths with a hapless mobster, a 6 foot transvestite and a lovesick housewife, all on the way to their celebrity TV shrink in Las Vegas... Things quickly spiral out of control into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game... a writer's frantic search for inspiration becomes intertwined with a motley crew of quirky characters seeking love and adventure at any cost.

Genres

Comedy

Thriller

Production Companies

Moviola Film och Television AB

Kill Your Darlings Trailers

Cast

Lola

Lolita Davidovich

Katherine

Julie Benz

Geert

Alexander Skarsgård

Dr. Bangley

John Larroquette

Stevens

Greg Germann

Officer Jones

Benito Martinez

Rock

John Savage

Ella Toscana

Terry Moore

Erik

Andreas Wilson

Sunshine

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Rob Wolfton

Scott Williamson

Susan

Michelle Bonilla

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7.6

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6.0

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8.0

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7.6

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8.0

North by Northwest

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6.2

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8.2

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7.7

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5.9

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5.3

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7.0

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6.3

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7.1

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6.8

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7.0

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6.7

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6.6

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6.9

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7.2

Smoke

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