Thoroughbreds (2017)

Directed by

Cory Finley

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 1,264 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two privileged high school girls in suburban Connecticut one feels nothing and the other is trapped by a cruel stepfather plot to murder him with the help of a small-time drug dealer. The story focuses on their unsettling alliance and the detached way they move toward violence.

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What happens

Thoroughbreds is a 2017 American black comedy thriller film written and directed by Cory Finley in his directorial debut. It follows high school student Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her emotionless friend Amanda (Olivia Cooke) as they scheme to kill Lily's stepfather (Paul Sparks) via a contract with a drug dealer (Anton Yelchin). Thoroughbreds was filmed in mid-2016. Two weeks after production wrapped, Yelchin died in an accident. The film premiered as Thoroughbred at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2017. Over a year later, on March 9, 2018, it received a wide release by Focus Features. It is the last U.S. film to star Yelchin, and is dedicated to him. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the ambitious direction, screenplay, and performances, particularly from Cooke and Taylor-Joy. It grossed $3 million against a $5 million production budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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