The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017 · directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Rating
76/100
Hit
no
Prestige lists
Criterion

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

Crew

  • Thimios Bakatakis — Director of Photography
  • Yorgos Mavropsaridis — Editor
  • Efthimis Filippou — Writer
  • Yorgos Lanthimos — Writer

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