KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
2023 · 206 min · R

Killers of the Flower Moon

Directed by Martin Scorsese · Crime, History, Drama

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) is a Crime film, directed by Martin Scorsese set in Oklahoma during the 1920s. It runs 206 minutes and is rated R.

A serial killer and western, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition, betrayal, and prejudice & racism play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Robbie Robertson
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprioRobert De NiroLily GladstoneJesse PlemonsTantoo CardinalJohn LithgowBrendan FraserCara Jade Myers

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Oklahoma
Setting
Rural
When
1920s

Premise & themes

Premise
Serial KillerWestern
Themes
Greed & AmbitionBetrayalPrejudice & Racism
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
EnsembleFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
True Story

More like this

  • 1974

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Phoenix · Tucson — 1970s
    Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
  • 1995

    Casino

    Las Vegas — 1970s · 1980s
    Desert · Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
  • 1990

    GoodFellas

    New York City · Tampa — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
    Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
  • 1983

    Silkwood

    Oklahoma — 1970s
    Ruraldir. Mike Nichols
  • 1940

    The Grapes of Wrath

    Oklahoma · California — 1930s
    Ruraldir. John Ford
  • 1996

    Twister

    Oklahoma — 1990s
    Ruraldir. Jan de Bont