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Movie poster: The Driller Killer (1979)
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The Driller Killer

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1979 · 101 min Horror
5.2 / 10 · TMDB

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

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Year 1979
Country United States of America
Genre Horror
Director Abel Ferrara
Runtime 101 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.2/10 (197 votes)

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The film constructs a portrait of mental decay through the grimy aesthetic of 70s New York, relying on a raw, almost documentary-like visual style. It explores the claustrophobia of creative block and social pressure pushed to a violent breaking point.

What lingers after viewing is not the shock of the violence itself, but the oppressive sense of an inevitable descent. The final feeling is one of severed connections and a psyche stripped bare. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Abel Ferrara

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Watch late at night, alone, to fully absorb the mounting discomfort and urban claustrophobia.

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