Good Kill
2014 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.0 · 70% critics
Set in the shadowy world of drone warfare, an Air Force pilot returns to combat from a remote bunker in the Nevada desert. After multiple deployments, he worries about the collateral damage he contributes to, and the pressure begins to strain his nerves and his marriage.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2015-04-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (607 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Good Kill if you want a grounded drama about drone warfare’s moral weight and its toll on home life; Not for you if you dislike slow, repetitive thrillers or prefer more suspenseful alternatives like Eye in the Sky.
Pros: strong central performance; ethical tensions; realistic detail | Cons: repetitive day-to-day routine; slow, heavy pacing; underwhelming payoff
Themes
- suspicion
- pilot
- drone
- us military
- air force base
- combat drone
Cast & crew
Ethan Hawke
as Commandant Tom Egan
January Jones
as Molly Egan
Zoë Kravitz
as Airman Vera Suarez
Jake Abel
as M.I.C. Joseph Zimmer
Bruce Greenwood
as Lieutenant Colonel Jack Johns
Alma Sisneros
as Emily James
Kristen DeVore Rakes
as Iris
Dylan Kenin
as Capt. Ed Christie
Michael Sheets
as Danny
Peter Coyote
as Langley
Directed by Andrew Niccol