Destroyer (2018 film)
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| Directed by | Karyn Kusama |
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| Cinematography | Julie Kirkwood |
| Edited by | Plummy Tucker |
| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
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| Distributed by | Annapurna Pictures |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9–12.4 million |
| Box office | $5.6 million |
Destroyer is a 2018 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Karyn Kusama, written and co-produced by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, and starring Nicole Kidman with Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, and Sebastian Stan. The film follows a former undercover police officer (Kidman), who takes revenge against members of a gang, years after her case was blown.
The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and was released in the United States on December 25, 2018, by Annapurna Pictures. It received generally positive response from critics, who mainly praised Kidman's performance, but was a box-office disappointment, grossing $5.6 million on a $9–12.4 million budget. At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, Kidman was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama.