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Killing Bono

Play trailer Poster for Killing Bono R,  2011,  1h 54m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 55% 44 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
55% Tomatometer 44 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Two brothers try desperately to become rock stars, but can only watch while their old classmates, the members of U2, become one of the world's biggest bands.

Critics Reviews

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Matt Singer IFC.com Nov 11, 2011
B-
An amusingly fluffy musical biopic. Go to Full Review
Mark Jenkins NPR Nov 4, 2011
While Barnes and Sheehan are persuasive as the squabbling siblings, the music-biz mockery is blunt and obvious. Go to Full Review
Kyle Smith New York Post Nov 4, 2011
3/4
A charming admixture of "Goodfellas" and "Almost Famous," "Killing Bono" is a fanciful rock tale that is nevertheless based on a true story. Go to Full Review
Michael Leader Den of Geek May 7, 2024
2/5
It is a shame, but after its intriguing opening, Killing Bono squanders all of its promise. Go to Full Review
Jessica Baxter Film Threat Aug 9, 2017
Despite having plenty of guns, drugs and danger,[Killing Bono] isn't really all that dark. Go to Full Review
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Rey W Feb 3, 2018 Killing Bono counts with a great leading actor: Ben Barnes and with a lot of great musical moments. The story is original and captivating, the script is well-organized, but it could have been more twisted and less dumb, because that stupidity made that every action by the protagonist could have been predicted by the spectator after so many mistakes and bad decisions. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Nick Hamm

Director

Ben Barnes

Neil McCormick

Robert Sheehan

Ivan McCormick

Krysten Ritter

Gloria

Pete Postlethwaite

Karl

Peter Serafinowicz

Hammond

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two brothers try desperately to become rock stars, but can only watch while their old classmates, the members of U2, become one of the world's biggest bands.
Director
Nick Hamm
Producer
Ian Flooks, Nick Hamm, Mark Huffam, Piers Tempest
Screenwriter
Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Simon Maxwell
Distributor
ARC Entertainment
Production Co
Generator Entertainment, Cinema Three
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 4, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 54m
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