How to Make a Killing

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How to Make a Killing

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Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

3h

Ultimately How to Make a Killing doesn’t have the courage of its convictions, or even its killings, giving it a blandness that’s surprising coming from the writer-director of the much sharper Emily the Criminal.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

4h

3/5

Somewhere, beneath all the corpses, is a cunning killer comedy, but this film misses its target.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

4h

C

he actors here seem to be coming from different movies. It should also have clever crimes. Like the characters, the crimes here are bland, and like "Hit Man" the end is unsatisfying and sour.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

56m

How to Make a Killing starts with a shaky concept and then crumbles under the weight of its own foolishness. This comedy/drama (about a disowned man who murder his relatives for a $28 billion inheritance) never looks believable.

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Chelsea Alexandra

MovieJawn

1h

How to Make a Killing enters the world of the ultra-rich with a darkly comedic edge - one part Succession and one part American Psycho.

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Collin Garbarino

WORLD

1h

While this slick black comedy has some appealing performances, it’s not quite dark enough or funny enough to be truly effective in skewering our society’s worship of mammon.

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derek

55m

prisoner to the money comedy fell flat

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J

1h

Good story though it’s the third movie in 2026 that has the underlying message that you can get away with murder and be rewarded for it.

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Michael Neira

1h

Was it perfect? No, it was entertaining and I enjoyed the ending

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Big Twan

6h

While a work of fiction... I am pretty sure this is an amalgamation of true events. As if people needed a other reason to dislike the elites. Solid movie.

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Jamie Z

9h

Too many plot holes. Bad acting.

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Quan

13h

Loved the cast, especially Glen Powell and Margot Qualley’s chemistry. Fun film but definitely a divisive ending.

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John Patton Ford

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Becket Redfellow

Margaret Qualley

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Jessica Henwick

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Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

Director: John Patton Ford
Producer: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin
Screenwriter: John Patton Ford
Distributor: A24
Production Co: StudioCanal, Blueprint Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 20, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 45m

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