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Killer of Sheep (1978)

6.6 IMDb 98% RT 96/100 MC
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An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Charles Burnett

Genre

Drama

Sub-Genre

Social Drama

Box Office

$487,047

Editor's Notes

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S-Tier Criterion 4K. Charles Burnett's 1978 film school thesis that barely got distribution for decades. A 4K Criterion release is significant for a film that lived in 16mm classroom screenings for most of its life. Film school veterans remember seeing this projected on a wall somewhere, and now it's on a proper disc.

noted Apr 9, 2026

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