The Killing of a Sacred Deer
A respected cardiothoracic surgeon must safeguard his marriage and children when a grieving teenage patient becomes dangerously fixated on him, turning routine care into a perilous obsession.
Synopsis
Dr. Steven Murphy is a respected cardiovascular surgeon who maintains an orderly home life with his wife and two children. Living on the outskirts of his seemingly perfect suburban world is Martin, a teenager without a father who slowly and increasingly intrudes into the doctor's life in disturbing ways.
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The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 375+ credited
Why a floor?
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Yorgos MavropsaridisShot by Thimios BakatakisDesigned by Jade HealySound by Johnnie BurnCostumes by Nancy SteinerStunts by Richard FikeVFX by Ed Bruce
Box Office
2017 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.6× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$10.7M
Opening week (7-day): $171K
Peak 4 theaters
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Also known as
- Mise à mort du cerf sacréfr
- Il sacrificio del cervo sacroit
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- FranceMay 22, 2017
- New ZealandAug 1, 2017
- AustraliaAug 12, 2017
- CanadaSep 7, 2017
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Cast & Crew
375 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Barry G Bernson
as Dr. Larry Banks
Denise Dal Vera
as Mary Williams
Colin Farrell
as Steven Murphy
Barry Keoghan
as Martin
Nicole Kidman
as Anna Murphy
Herb Caillouet
as Ed Thompson (Hospital Director)
Bill Camp
as Matthew Williams
Raffey Cassidy
as Kim Murphy
Drew Logan
as Principal
Alicia Silverstone
as Martin's Mother
Colin Farrell Nm0268199
as Steven Murphy
Sunny Suljic
as Bob Murphy
Supporting cast
56Michael Trester
as Elderly Man
Ming Wang
as Doctor (Abdominal)
Dylan Keith Adams
as Doctor at Conference and Event Dinner
Mike Ancas
as Bunraku Puppeteer
Michael Lee Bailey
as Conference Guest
Denise Barone
as Medical Conference Attendee
Lea Hutton Beasmore
as Conference Guest
Bryant Bentley
as Paramedic
Anita Farmer Bergman
as Nurse
Braden
as Dinner Guest
John E Brownlee
as Coastal Walker
Charles P Chambers
as Banquet Attendee
Shuo Chen
as Conference Guest
Amy Kay Clark
as Conference Guest
Juliane Collins
as Visitor
William Cross
as Conference Guest
Debbie Davis
as Restraunt Patron
Laura Dejean
as Medical Conference Attendee
Michelle Dobrozsi
as Visiting Consultant
Richard Doone
as Hospital Visitor, Dinner Attendee
Donnie Dunn
as Conference Guest
George W Ellerman
as Medical Conference Attendee
Kathleen Ellerman
as Medical Conference Guest
Shawn P Farrell
as Conference Guest
Megan Chelf Fisher
as Diner Patron
Robert Gerding
as Visiting Consultant
Sammy Geroulis
as Medical Conference Attendee
John W Harden
as Conference Guest, Paramedic
Jennifer Henson
as Doctor's Wife
William C Ingram
as Janitor
Beverly Kristy
as Doctor
Brian Lamont
as Conference Guest
Tessa Loxley
as Conference Guest
Dori Lucas
as Conference Guest
Gary Maloney
as Medical Conference Attendee
Harry Mccane
as Patient
Kenneth Meyer
as Medical Consultant
John Newsom
as Doctor at Banquet
Michael D Overman
as Nurse, Medical Conference attendee
David Pittinger
as Student's Dad
Derek Polen
as Conference Guest
Charles Poole
as Patient, Fisherman
Michelle Poole
as Conference Guest
Jerry Pope
as Medical Conference Attendee
Joanne Popolin
as Medical Conference Attendee
Aaron Pullins Iv
as Medical Conference Attendee
K D Richardson
as Cafeteria Visitor
Matt Ridley
as Hospital Security
Alex Rogers
as City Bus passenger
Steven Schraub
as Medical Conference Guest
Brian D Schroeder
as Diner Patron
Nathaniel Sizemore
as Hospital Orderly
Christina Sparks
as Secretary
Carly Tamborski
as Doctor at Conference
Steven Terry Walker
as Cardiologist at Conference
William Willet
as Heart Patient on Table
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
19Amit Pandya
executive producer
Andrew Lowe Nm1103466
executive producer
Anne Sheehan
executive producer
Atilla Salih Yucer
co-producer
Charlotte Barnes
assistant digital intermediate producer
Daniel Battsek
Producers, executive producer
David Kosse
executive producer
Ed Guiney
Producer, Producers
Jonathan Collard
digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Kamen Velkovsky
associate producer
Keith Potter
executive producer: Bord Scannán na hÉireann / Irish Film Board
Kenneth Coyne
visual effects producer: Screen Scene
Marie Gabrielle Stewart
executive producer (as Marie-Gabrielle Stewart)
Nicki Hattingh
executive producer
Paula Heffernan
co-producer
Peter Watson
executive producer
Sam Lavender
executive producer
Will Greenfield
co-producer
Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer, Producers
Other crew
292Vadim Draempaehl
3d artist
Benedict Baldauff
a' camera second assistant
Adam Glasman
additional digital colorist
T S Green
additional electric
Joey Morrissey
additional electrician
Matthew Legner
additional grip
Monica Skrzelowski
additional set costumer
Jessica Arthur
additional set costumer (as Jessica Hafer)
Anthony Pesce
additional set production assistant
Eddie Drew
animal handler
Megan Kate Hoover
animal trainer
Petra Barthel
Anna Murphy
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