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Kill Your Friends

Kill Your Friends

Kill Your Friends

Kill Your Friends

Lies. Betrayal. Murder. Just another day in the music industry.

2015•1h 44m•

★6.0(331 ratings)

ComedyCrimeThriller

Overview

A&R man Steven Stelfox is slashing and burning his way through the music business, a world where 'no one knows anything' and where careers are made and broken by chance and the fickle tastes of the general public. Fuelled by greed, ambition and inhuman quantities of drugs, Stelfox lives the dream, as he searches for his next hit record.

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Writers

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Main Cast

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Steven Stelfox

Craig Roberts

Craig Roberts

Darren

Georgia King

Georgia King

Rebecca

Tom Riley

Tom Riley

Parker Hall

Jim Piddock

Jim Piddock

Derek Sommers

Edward Hogg

Edward Hogg

DC Woodham

James Corden

James Corden

Roger Waters

Joseph Mawle

Joseph Mawle

James Trellick

Dustin Demri-Burns

Dustin Demri-Burns

David Schnieder

Damien Molony

Damien Molony

Ross

Bronson Webb

Bronson Webb

Rob Hasting

Ella Smith

Ella Smith

Nikki

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Owen Harris
Script Supervisor: Jane Jackson
First Assistant Director: Jim Imber

Writing

Screenplay: John Niven
Novel: John Niven

Production

Casting: Colin Jones
Producer: Will Clarke
Casting Associate: Toby Spigel
Producer: Gregor Cameron
Executive Producer: Len Blavatnik
Line Producer: Marshall Leviten

Music & Sound

Songs: Mike Kerr
Songs: Ben Thatcher
Supervising Sound Editor: Glen Gathard
Sound Designer: Peter Hanson
Music Supervisor: Rich Robinson
Foley: Peter Burgis

Cinematography

Steadicam Operator: Rick Woollard
Director of Photography: Gustav Danielsson
Still Photographer: Dean Rogers
First Assistant Camera: Nea Asphäll
Key Grip: Paul Kemp

Editing

Editor: Billy Smedley
Digital Intermediate: Thom Berryman
Assistant Editor: Matthew Streatfield

Art Direction

Art Direction: James Price
Production Design: Charlotte Pearson
Property Master: Simon Bradbury Philip

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Susie Coulthard
Co-Costume Designer: Hannah Glossop
Costume Supervisor: Mollie Barr
Makeup Designer: Tanya Lodge
Makeup Artist: Freda Ellis
Makeup Supervisor: Mini Shah

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Supervisor: Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn

Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or bookmurdermusic businessdrugskillerunited kingdom1990smusic industry

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Lies. Betrayal. Murder. Just another day in the music industry."

#2

The runtime is 104 minutes (1h 44m).

#3

The film was directed by Owen Harris.

#4

The screenplay was written by John Niven.

#5

The score was composed by Tom Holkenborg.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Gustav Danielsson.

#7

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 59 credited actors.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt2474958.

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Rating

6.0/10

Average

331 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Kill Your Friends

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

Production Companies:

Altitude Film Entertainment

Altitude Film Entertainment

Unigram

Unigram

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