Underplayed Gems

Destroyer (2018)

Destroyer poster
Directed by
Karyn Kusama
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 803 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A former undercover police officer seeks revenge against a gang that destroyed her life years earlier. She tracks down old associates and confronts her traumatic past.

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What happens

Destroyer is a 2018 American independent neo-noir crime drama film directed by Karyn Kusama, written and co-produced by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, and starring Nicole Kidman with Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, and Sebastian Stan. The film follows a former undercover police officer (Kidman), who takes revenge against members of a gang, years after her case was blown. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and was released in the United States on December 25, 2018, by Annapurna Pictures. It received generally positive response from critics, who mainly praised Kidman's performance, but was a box-office disappointment, grossing $5.6 million on a $9–12.4 million budget. At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, Kidman was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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