Natural Born Killers (1994)

Release date: 1994-08-26
Country: USA
Language: English|Navajo|Japanese
Director: Oliver Stone
Production Co: Warner Bros., Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 7.3/10
Length: 1h 58min

Storyline

Mickey Knox and Mallory Wilson aren't your typical lovers - after killing her abusive father, they go on a road trip where, every time they stop somewhere, they kill pretty well everyone around them. They do however leave one person alive at every shootout to tell the story and they soon become a media sensation thanks to sensationalized reporting. Told in a highly visual style.

Plot Keywords

media, satire, controversy, black comedy, murder, television, pop culture, traumatic childhood, irony, mass media, serial killer, woman on top, black and white scene, prison escape, snake, anarchy, sadomasochism, security guard, surveillance, woman fights a man

Short Review

The movie is enlightening, not because it transmits new information, but in the way that movies enlighten, through a synergy of images and rhythms that makes us sense the world in a new way.