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Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

Comedy · Crime · 2012

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

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Seven Psychopaths

“They won't take any shih tzu.”

2012 Comedy · Crime 1h 50m

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6.8 / 10

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A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Martin McDonagh

Written by

Martin McDonagh

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Marty Faranan

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Billy Bickle

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Charlie Costello

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Hans Kieslowski

Olga Kurylenko

Olga Kurylenko

Angela

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Zachariah Rigby

Abbie Cornish

Abbie Cornish

Kaya

Court is in session

Put Seven Psychopaths on trial.

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

The defence The Cool Ironist

“Form is the argument.”

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

The prosecution The Arthouse Gremlin

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

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