Kill the Monsters

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Kill the Monsters

2018

1h 17m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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When a young man in a three-way relationship falls ill, his two older partners decide they will travel across the country to seek holistic treatment and new adventures.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Dec 12, 2018

Zippy editing, cool black-and-white photography, an excitingly used classic score and whirling, kooky performances add to this deceptively brainy film's look-at-me fun.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Jul 15, 2020

Kill the Monsters is definitely not a film for everyone. The movie's high concept works well in some areas, but falls very flat in other areas ... It's a unique concept that works best if viewers really know U.S. history.

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Alex Cole

Battle Royale With Cheese

May 12, 2020

Kill the Monsters surprised me with how it kept me engaged and I didn't actually want it to end. I thoroughly recommend giving it a watch.

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

Feb 25, 2020

7/10

Lonergan incisively and, at times, poetically examines the power play in a polyamorous relationship. He deftly juxtaposes socioeconomic issues with personal ones.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Oct 2, 2018

3/5

An experimental movie, a bit of an oddity that's also a strong calling card for actor-filmmaker Lonergan and gifted cinematographer Andrew Huebscher.

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Garry A

@heavyg May 5, 2026

I wanted to like this movie. It's cool that it's in black and white. The nude saints are tasteful. It's the characters, one in particular that is so annoying. He's always bickering about something. I stopped watching 20-30 minutes in.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 29, 2025

LOL, a funny and successful movie in just 1 hour and 17 minutes!!!!!!!

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J T

@J_view Dec 11, 2021

Really enjoyed the first 2/3 of the movie. The final 1/3 was disappointing.

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Oct 21, 2020

Terrible. Bad acting, directing, and writing.

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Feb 19, 2020

Exceptionally quirky with fantastic choreography.

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Synopsis

When a young man in a three-way relationship falls ill, his two older partners decide they will travel across the country to seek holistic treatment and new adventures.

Director: Ryan Lonergan
Producer: Ryan Lonergan, Ian M. White
Screenwriter: Ryan Lonergan
Production Co: Against the Barrel Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 18, 2020
Runtime: 1h 17m

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