Killers of the Flower Moon: reviews

What the critics say average 9.0 from 3 outlets

• 10 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw This is an utterly absorbing film, a story that Scorsese sees as a secret history of American power, a hidden violence epidemic polluting the water table of humanity. Read
• 10 The Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney The three-and-a-half-hour running time is fully justified in an escalating tragedy that never loosens its grip ? a sordid illustration of historical erasure with echoes in today's bitterly divisive political gamesmanship. Read
• 7.0 VarietyPeter Debruge Stylistically, this feels like a young man's movie. It's engrossing from the get-go, the palpable tension methodically echoed by Robbie Robertson's steady-heartbeat score. But it keeps going and going until everyone we care about is dead, dying or behind bars, with nearly an hour still in store. Read