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The Killing Gene

Play trailer Poster for The Killing Gene R,  2007,  1h 44m,  Crime/ Drama/ Horror/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A killer coerces a detective to pay for his past mistakes.
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Nigel Andrews Financial Times Feb 22, 2008
Think of Saw and multiply it by Seven. Go to Full Review
David Gritten Daily Telegraph (UK) Feb 22, 2008
A little too close to torture-porn for most tastes, but debutant director Tom Shankland shows promise. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Feb 22, 2008
1/5
This serial-killer horror is a knockoff of the now seriously knackered Saw franchise. Go to Full Review
Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) Nov 3, 2020
2/5
[An] inexplicable climax. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Lucius Gore ESplatter Aug 10, 2008
2/4
'The Killing Gene' feels like a film that was trying to be something else -- maybe a dark and bloody episode of 'The Wire.' Go to Full Review
Mark Samuels Total Film Feb 22, 2008
3/5
Ugly to look at and nasty in the extreme, this British-made flick should please genre fans with its icky body horror. Beneath the surface gore, there's a healthy amount of psychological intensity for such a seemingly hackneyed Fincher clone. Go to Full Review
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Tom Shankland

Director

Stellan Skarsgård

Eddie Argo

Melissa George

Helen Westcott

Selma Blair

Jean Lerner

Ashley Walters

Daniel Leone

John Sharian

Jack Corelli

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The Killing Gene

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Movie Info

Synopsis A killer coerces a detective to pay for his past mistakes.
Director
Tom Shankland
Producer
Allan Niblo, James Richardson
Screenwriter
Clive Bradley
Production Co
Vertigo Films
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Gruesome Images|Rape|Strong Brutal Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2021
Runtime
1h 44m
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