How to Make a Killing

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How to Make a Killing

R

Feb 2026

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

Drama

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Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

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Critics Consensus

Deploying Glen Powell's magnetic likability to head-scratching ends, this tonally bizarre comedic thriller wants to eat its rich and have it, too.

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Audience Says

A charmingly devious Glen Powell proves he knows exactly How to Make a Killing.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Mar 17

With How to Make a Killing, Powell, who has thus far coasted on impeccable bone structure and affable cheesiness -- he always seems to be on the brink of winking at the camera and pulling finger guns -- may have finally run out of momentum.

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Sophia Satchell Baeza

Sight & Sound

Mar 13

Despite an excellent turn from Margaret Qualley and one or two semi-satisfying murders, How to Make a Killing rarely manages to raise a pulse.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

Mar 13

You would be so much better off watching the original.

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Lexi Amoriello

Movie Recs by Lex

5d

How to Make a Killing makes for a fun addition to the "eat the rich" canon, even if it never quite matches the wit and wicked humor of Kind Hearts and Coronets.

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Lisa Laman

The Spool

Jul 3

It’s bizarrely quaint that How to Make a Killing’s vision of opulent debauchery is elaborate cannonballs into pools.

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

Jun 28

6/10

An enjoyable dark comedy/thriller that carefully navigates along both genres until a less than satisfying final act ruins too much of the fun.

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Frida R

Apr 7

liked it but the time gaps were a little hard to tie together loved the ending

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Bhagyashree

Mar 22

The movie caught my attention because of trailers and ads but when I watched the movie there was nothing more other than the trailers

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Joanne Kiefer

Mar 11

Alright… if A24 & more content keeps selling the white man to other races I don’t think anybody’s gonna be able to watch the movies or tv series anymore in my personal opinion. I’m pretty disappointed with A24 for the main character’s sick fling with a classless foreigner… the selling point of content is dying from severe racial assaults… again I might sound crude & incorrect, but that’s what I personally experienced. It was a decent movie.

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Marie

Mar 11

It had potential but it was never achieved. Felt longer than it was. Wait for streaming!

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Ben W

Mar 10

What a ride! A pretty enjoyable journey, this was. Oy oy, mate!

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Robert B

@BobInHouston Mar 8

A fun suspense comedy. It will become a cult classic quickly. Powell's Beckett Redfellow is a great anti-hero who will have you quickly rooting for him and get excited as the story progresses.

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Synopsis

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

Director: John Patton Ford
Producer: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin
Screenwriter: John Patton Ford
Distributor: A24
Production Co: StudioCanal, Blueprint Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 20, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2026
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1