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Destroyer

  • 2018
  • R
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
31K
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Nicole Kidman in Destroyer (2018)
A police detective (Nicole Kidman) reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.
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A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.

  • Director
    • Karyn Kusama
  • Writers
    • Phil Hay
    • Matt Manfredi
  • Stars
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Toby Kebbell
    • Tatiana Maslany
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Karyn Kusama
    • Writers
      • Phil Hay
      • Matt Manfredi
    • Stars
      • Nicole Kidman
      • Toby Kebbell
      • Tatiana Maslany
    • 403User reviews
    • 228Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 20 nominations

    Videos24

    Final Trailer
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    Official Trailer
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    K I S S I N G  C H R I S
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    Bad
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    Destroyer: I'm Bad
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    Destroyer: Mieux Que Moi (French Subtitled)
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    Destroyer: Embrasser Chris (French Subtitled)
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    Destroyer: Appartement (French Subtitled)
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    Destroyer: Tatiana Maslany On The Attraction Of The Script
    Featurette 0:50
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    Destroyer: Phil Hay On The Unique Approach To The Story
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    Destroyer: Bill Corso On Creating A Makeup Look In Relation To The Vision Of The Director
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    Destroyer: Matt Manfredi On What Excited Him About The Project
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    Nicole Kidman in Destroyer (2018)
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    Shamier Anderson at an event for Destroyer (2018)
    Shamier Anderson at an event for Destroyer (2018)
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    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Erin Bell
    Toby Kebbell
    Toby Kebbell
    • Silas
    Tatiana Maslany
    Tatiana Maslany
    • Petra
    Sebastian Stan
    Sebastian Stan
    • Chris
    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Ethan
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • DiFranco
    Toby Huss
    Toby Huss
    • Gil Lawson
    James Jordan
    James Jordan
    • Toby
    Beau Knapp
    Beau Knapp
    • Jay
    Jade Pettyjohn
    Jade Pettyjohn
    • Shelby
    Shamier Anderson
    Shamier Anderson
    • Antonio
    Zach Villa
    Zach Villa
    • Arturo
    Natalia Cordova-Buckley
    Natalia Cordova-Buckley
    • Det. Gavras
    Colby French
    Colby French
    • Det. Kudra
    Kelvin Han Yee
    Kelvin Han Yee
    • Lt. Oshima
    Joseph Fatu
    Joseph Fatu
    • Taz
    Cuete Yeska
    • Taz's Guy
    Doug Simpson
    Doug Simpson
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    • Director
      • Karyn Kusama
    • Writers
      • Phil Hay
      • Matt Manfredi
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Nicole Kidman stated that she got the flu during filming, but powered through and tried to use it in her performance. For the final scene in the movie with her character's daughter, Kidman said she was so sick while filming she could "barely stand."
    • Goofs
      In scene where Kidman sits on town wall to talk to her daughter, Shelby's boyfriend (Toby), as shot changes between his and her look at one another, passers by in background do not match: first striped clothing woman walking towards them, from Toby P.o.V. to Kidman, approaching, back to instant Kidman P.o.V. of Toby, she is already walking away: next, blue-suited man with briefcase walking past Toby (from Kidman P.o.V.): next shot of Kidman, he does not pass: two further shot changes, one to Toby, then back to Kidman (some minute+ passing) and suddenly, now there he having passed by in background to Kidman.
    • Quotes

      Erin Bell: Nice ass.

      Chris: It's all yours.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Nicole Kidman/Stephen Fry/Joe Lycett/Geraint Thomas/Take That (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      If You with It
      Written by Paul Kalayeh, James Desmond, Louis Summerville, John Eugenio

      Performed by Beat Xplosion

      Published by Engine Co 35 Music Publishing

      Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

    User reviews403

    Review
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    Featured review
    5/10
    A film that paves a winding road it never reaches
    Too many back and forth flash-backs throughout the entire 121 min slowly paced convoluted plot does not make for a good film - regardless of Kidman's decent (not great) performance.

    Director Karyn Kusama and writers Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi failed to accomplish their vision in creating a captivating film by convoluting simplicity with cliched typical underwhelming directing and writing. Had this films timeline been played out normally, it may have been somewhat entertaining - although the focus was too much on Kidman's character more than anything else. Chopping it with back and forth scenes added nothing more than an annoyance, as there was very little surprise or impact that wasn't already predictable, and the finale was very underwhelming.

    The camera work/cinematography was decent, although I would've rather seen less slow-mo and long fixated shots on irrelevant scenes. Had this film's pace been picked up substantially, and edited down to about 90 mins by cutting the convoluted and unnecessary portions out (e.g. skateboarders, walking in the snow, etc), I would have enjoyed it, instead of being left unsatisfied.

    A shame the producers focused more on bogus reviews instead of investing in more experienced director/writers equal to Kidman's level. You won't get an A-grade film by hiring A-list actors with B-grade TV-experienced writers and directors.

    Sadly it's only a very generous 5/10 from me, and all of that goes to the actors and score which were the only aspects that were stand-out/decent.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 27, 2018 (Israel)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kẻ Phá Hủy
    • Filming locations
      • 9800 S. Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles, California, USA(as SoCal Mutual Bank, robbers enter using W 98th. st. doors)
    • Production companies
      • Annapurna Pictures
      • 30WEST
      • Automatik Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,533,324
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $55,347
      • Dec 30, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,580,940
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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