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Natural Born Killers
1994 119 min United States of America R 18+
★7.0
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
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Description
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Budget:
$34M
US Gross:
$50.28M
Worldwide:
$50.28M
Starring
O-Lan Jones
Actor
Woody Harrelson
Actor
Juliette Lewis
Actor
Awards
Venice Film Festival 1994
— Pasinetti Award – Best Actress
Venice Film Festival 1994
— Special Jury Prize
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1995
— Best On-Screen Duo
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1995
— Best Kiss
Golden Globe 1995
— Best Director
Key opinion
Natural Born Killers is a visually explosive and frenetic satire that critiques the media's glorification of violence. While its extreme graphic content and experimental style are polarizing, the film is anchored by strong performances and a striking, music-video-inspired aesthetic.
| Acting | Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis deliver compelling, central performances that anchor the film. | |
| Cinematography | The visual presentation is a psychedelic mix of rapid color shifts, animation, and black-and-white imagery. | |
| Editing | Frantic, rapid-fire editing effectively mimics a state of media-induced mental chaos. | |
| Theme | The film offers a biting satire of how mass media glorifies and commodifies serial killers. | |
| violence | The unrelenting graphic violence is viewed as either a necessary tool for social critique or a disturbing, excessive spectacle. | |
| Screenplay | Reviewers are divided on the writing, with some praising its dialogue-driven style and others finding the plot unrealistic or underwhelming. |