Kill Your Friends
- 2015 film
Comedy thriller about the 90s music industry and a man who goes to drastic lengths in order to deal with the competition & sign new artists. Stars Nicholas Hoult, Craig Roberts, James Corden, Tom Riley, Joseph Mawle and more.
Streaming rank this week: 82
Press clippings
Kill Your Friends review
There is something about the film that is genuinely entertaining.
Andrew Black, The Student Newspaper, 10th November 2015Kill Your Friends review
Based on the 2008 book of the same name by author John Niven, Kill Your Friends aims to be a shocking take on the drug fuelled reality of the British music scene in the 90s.
Breaking News Ireland, 7th November 2015Review: Kill Your Friends is vulgar
There are no taboos in Kill Your Friends. The script, adapted from his own satirical 2008 novel by John Niven, makes enthusiastic use of paedophilia, Aids, rape, incest and the Holocaust, among other subjects not known for their comedy value, in its relentless drive to shock.
Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 30th October 2015Nicholas Hoult interview by creator John Niven
Former child star Nicholas Hoult has become one of Britain's most compelling actors. Following key roles in X-Men and Mad Max, he's now ruthlessly eliminating A&R rivals in Kill Your Friends, an adaptation of John Niven's cult novel about the '90s music industry. We sent the only person for the job, bestselling author John Niven himself, to get into Hoult's head.
NME, 29th October 2015Exclusive interview: Nicholas Hoult, Kill Your Friends
In what is arguably the finest performance of his career to date, Nicholas Hoult shines in Owen Harris and John Niven's Kill Your Friends, playing the savage protagonist, Steven Stelfox.
Stefan Pipe, Hey U Guys, 29th October 2015