I Kill Giants

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I Kill Giants

2018

1h 46m

Fantasy

Adventure

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A teen must face her fears in increasingly dangerous ways when horrible giants threaten to destroy her small town.

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Critics Consensus

I Kill Giants' moody magical realism sometimes slips into the mundane, but impressive CGI and a powerhouse performance by Madison Wolfe pack an unexpected punch.

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Eve Jones

Little White Lies

Apr 6, 2018

2/5

Ambitious, but mistimed.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Apr 6, 2018

1/5

There should be a separate genre heading for this film: time-wasting droopy fantasy.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

The Times (UK)

Apr 6, 2018

3/5

It's not Donnie Darko, but it may delight the nerdie tween weirdo in your life.

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Graeme Tuckett

The Post NZ

Apr 24, 2023

I Kill Giants is a fantasy, a beautiful allegory of growing up “different” and a deft handling of a storyline that could have been either too cute, or far too adult.

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

Feb 2, 2021

4/5

With an imaginative premise framing a poignant tale of acceptance, the film is utterly delightful.

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Dan Tabor

Cinapse

May 29, 2020

I Kill Giants is a different kind of comic book movie, one that has a heart and soul missing from the current box office fodder. I adored everything about this film and found its complex dream-like narrative poignant as well as refreshing.

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Movie R

@TheMovieRevieweryk Jun 2, 2026

Terrible quality and just a girl with trauma.

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MackMurder M

@RT74503597 Mar 15, 2026

NOT ABOUT GIANTS. My kid and I thought it looked cool about mythical giants......NOPE. Just a girl with trauma. Booooooooooooo!

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Dean S.

@DeanDFW Dec 27, 2025

An odd movie: it’s interesting if you had a similar life experience.

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Anonymous P

@RT12153706 Dec 2, 2025

An odd film that deals with the manifestations of a current traumatic experience of the lead character. A bit slow at times, but has a certain appeal due to the subject matter. One really has to stay until the end to grasp the internal conflicts and intrinsic nature of the film. Rewarding and humanizing take on how coping with an emotional loss could be.

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Tygari D

@RT50516022 Oct 1, 2025

this was an intresting try at a fantasy mixed in modern times that fell flat. I dont recomend this film. but if you love fantasy movies you can give it a try.

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Anderson O

@Platinum2027 Jun 23, 2025

A Great film of grounded and fantasy escapism through mental health and psychological struggle of a young girl and family. I kill Giants is raw with emotion as a family is dealing with after effects of cancer claiming a dear family member. A good standout and rarity in the time of Comicbook adaptions and superhero movies.

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Anders Walter

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Zoe Saldaña

Mrs. Mollé

Imogen Poots

Karen

Jennifer Ehle

Mrs. Thorson

Madison Wolfe

Barbara

Noel Clarke

Mr. Mollé

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Synopsis

A teen must face her fears in increasingly dangerous ways when horrible giants threaten to destroy her small town.

Director: Anders Walter
Producer: Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Kyle Franke, Kim Magnusson, Adrian Politowski, Nick Spicer
Screenwriter: Joe Kelly
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Umedia, 1492 Pictures, XYZ Films, Treehouse Pictures
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2018
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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