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Thoroughbreds

Thoroughbreds

Drama · Thriller · 2018

Lily and Amanda, two high school students living in suburban Connecticut, rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of drifting apart. Together, they devise a plan to kill Lily's abusive stepfather by hiring a lowlife drug dealer.

Movie details

Thoroughbreds

“Good breeding gone bad”

2018 Drama · Thriller 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

Lily and Amanda, two high school students living in suburban Connecticut, rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of drifting apart. Together, they devise a plan to kill Lily's abusive stepfather by hiring a lowlife drug dealer.

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What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Thoroughbreds?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Cory Finley

Written by

Cory Finley

Olivia Cooke

Olivia Cooke

Amanda

Anya Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy

Lily

Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin

Tim

Paul Sparks

Paul Sparks

Mark

Francie Swift

Francie Swift

Cynthia

Kaili Vernoff

Kaili Vernoff

Karen

A

Alyssa Fishenden

Jessica

Court is in session

Put Thoroughbreds on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.