Seven Psychopaths

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Seven Psychopaths

R

2012

1h 51m

Comedy

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Boozy writer Marty (Colin Farrell) is a man in search of a screenplay. He has a catchy title but no story to go along with it. Marty has a couple of oddball buddies, Hans (Christopher Walken) and Billy (Sam Rockwell), who make a living by kidnapping rich people's dogs, then returning them and collecting the reward. However, this time, the fur flies when Hans and Billy kidnap the beloved pooch of a gangster (Woody Harrelson), and Marty uses the ensuing events as fodder for his screenplay.

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Critics Consensus

Seven Psychopaths delivers sly cinematic commentary while serving up a heaping helping of sharp dialogue and gleeful violence.

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Jason Bailey

Vice

11/14/2017

A less successful picture, mostly because it's more concerned with its winking meta-textual framework than the larger humanistic concerns of his other work.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

12/07/2012

3/5

At times, the galloping absurdity drifts into off-the-peg comedy gangster cliché. But McDonagh's brilliant way with one-liners always claws back enough ground to stifle any groans.

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David Sexton

London Evening Standard

12/07/2012

3/5

There's not much point to a meta-film once the actual film has ceased to grip.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/23/2022

3.5/4

As one character points out: “This thing’s got layers.”

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

12/02/2020

6/10

In its efforts to be thought-provoking and unique, it nearly derails itself by transforming into something less than a whole, sensible project.

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

07/29/2020

A

This is a dark, screwball comedy-drama that constantly surprises.

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Matt M

@RT27359863 Apr 26

Very well written.

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Ben H

@RT82900761 Apr 5

Love this film! The cadence keeps you on the edge of your seat in the beginning and then makes you think in the second half! Really beautiful film!

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Dan C

@Dandash Mar 30

Great cast! Great story! Great script. Walken and Rockwell steal every scene they are in. Harrelson and Farrell almost keep up and do a commendable job of riding shotgun. Typical McDonagh unexpected twists. Just enjoy the ride.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 16

Such a great and funny wild ride!

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milos p

@mpopovicc Jan 17

Entertaining in the first half, afterwards boring and losing plot. Did not finish it

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Paul B

@DeejayBranestorm Jan 12

The beginning starts with Michael Pitt and Michael Stuhlberg being executed as they debate whether anyone besides John Dillinger was killed being shot through the eyes. Already we see a very dark comedy, filled with hyperbolic, comic book violence emerging. Woody Harrelson turns in a great performance as the racist hitman Charlie Costello, charged with finding his kidnaped dog, and the movie lands somewhere between a screenwriters fantasy, making it difficult to determine whether the violence should be taken seriously or not. Mainly for an audience polarized toward masculinity, the movie features a story with vignettes strung together successfully, if not a bit haphazardly. two of which include Abbie Cornish in a wet shirt and Helena Mattson topless. The end is a bit slow, so I generally conclude the ending prior to a shootout which adds a few extra minutes, but keeps it from being the absurdist creation it is. It's easily on my 'can be viewed more than 5 times' list.

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Synopsis

Boozy writer Marty (Colin Farrell) is a man in search of a screenplay. He has a catchy title but no story to go along with it. Marty has a couple of oddball buddies, Hans (Christopher Walken) and Billy (Sam Rockwell), who make a living by kidnapping rich people's dogs, then returning them and collecting the reward. However, this time, the fur flies when Hans and Billy kidnap the beloved pooch of a gangster (Woody Harrelson), and Marty uses the ensuing events as fodder for his screenplay.

Director: Martin McDonagh
Producer: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonagh
Screenwriter: Martin McDonagh
Distributor: CBS Films
Production Co: Blueprint Productions, Film4, CBS Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Bloody Images|Sexuality/Nudity|Some Drug Use|Strong Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 12, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.0M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital