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Looks That Kill

Looks That Kill

Comedy · Romance · Drama · 2020

A teenager lives out the hilarious and often tragic consequences of being lethally attractive, until he meets a girl with a congenital defect.

Movie details

Looks That Kill

“He was born with a killer look.”

2020 Comedy · Romance · Drama 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.3 / 10

5.7K votes

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A teenager lives out the hilarious and often tragic consequences of being lethally attractive, until he meets a girl with a congenital defect.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Looks That Kill?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kellen Moore

Written by

Kellen Moore

Brandon Flynn

Brandon Flynn

Max

Julia Goldani Telles

Julia Goldani Telles

Alex

Ki Hong Lee

Ki Hong Lee

Dan

Annie Mumolo

Annie Mumolo

Jan

Peter Scolari

Peter Scolari

Paul

Priscilla Lopez

Priscilla Lopez

Esther

Susan James Berger

Susan James Berger

Rosemary

Court is in session

Put Looks That Kill on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.