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Thoroughbreds | Official Teaser Trailer | Universal Pictures

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Thoroughbreds (2017)

2017 | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

92 mins United States

Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.

Produced by	Focus Features
Director	Cory Finley
Writer	Cory Finley
Cast	Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and Anton Yelchin

Drama Thriller

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Sarah (7799 KP) rated

Apr 28, 2020

Thoroughbreds (2017)

2017 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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6.4

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A little pretentious

This film had a limited run when it was released at the cinema, and I’ve been interested to see it ever since. I’d heard good things about it, however I’m afraid to say it didn’t live up to expectations.

This is what I’d class as a pretentious arty type film, and I’m really not a big fan of films like this. There’s lots of overly dramatic music that sometimes works, but sometimes just seems ridiculously out of place. There’s also a lot of lingering shots of the characters doing barely anything that would be fine for a minute, but instead drag out for far too long. Despite this, this film does have some good points. The acting is fantastic, and the script is very smart and clever and surprisingly funny at times - the scene with the girls and Tim in the car was especially funny. The plot is a basic one, although I do feel like the story wasn’t entirely unpredictable although it was enjoyable. And fortunately it has a very short run time, which I was grateful for with all the irritating pretentious music and shots,

Overall this film was watchable, but I think it could’ve tried to be a little less pretentious.

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Elvis Fox (24 KP) rated

Apr 29, 2019 (Updated Apr 29, 2019)

Thoroughbreds (2017)

2017 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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6.4

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Olivia Cooke (2 more)

Anya Taylor-Joy

Anton Yelchin

Thoroughbred For A New Generation

With its striking visuals and cleverly paced plot points, this modern day cat and mouse teen Crime Thriller will leave you speechless by the end credits. Anya Taylor-Joy's performance more than makes up for the film's weaker plot points as she brings a sense of vulnerability to the character that otherwise may have felt less memorable if portrayed by any other actress. As usual Olivia Cooke delivers a fabulously balanced performance mixed with dead pan that just makes sense given the subject matter. I feel this chic mystery will garner a cult following in the years to come and it rightly deserves so.

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Darren (1599 KP) rated

Sep 26, 2019

Thoroughbreds (2017)

2017 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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6.4

(10 Ratings)

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Characters – Lily comes from one of the rich families in Connecticut, she ha be raised for boarding school away from the rest of the people her age in the neighbourhood, she opens up to her old friend with a troubled past, as she learns about getting a chance to escape this life she isn’t enjoying. Amanda is teenager that has done something horrific, she is struggling in school and sent to be tutored by her old friend to help with her college future, she is emotionally closed off from the world, though pushes Lily into doing the unthinkable. Tim is the local drug dealer that has a reputation of only dealing with minors which sees him be selected by the girls to complete the murder for them. Mark is the stepfather that Lily doesn’t get on with him, he is a control freak making the life of Lily more difficult.

Performances – Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy in the leading roles gives us the standout performances in this film, they both show us the struggles they are feeling as we see how their plan starts to unfold. Anton Yelchin in the main supporting role showed us one again why he will be missed too.

Story – The story here follows two upper class teenagers that have very different problems in their lives, they reconnect after years apart learning they could help solve each other problems. This is a heavily conversation lead movie that puts the main two characters through discussions of killing problems in their lives and just how they could get away with it. The big weakness with the film is that it doesn’t address the mental health problems that both the women are going through. This story tries to be quirky in what gets done, only for it to feel anti-climactic.

Comedy/Crime – This must be classed as a dark comedy, because it didn’t seem to make me laugh once, the crime side of the film circles around the idea of what the two girls want to do and how they can get away with it.

Settings – The film is set in the upper-class area of Connecticut, showing how the girls can easily look down on people that they can walk over, this is a big factor for the style of the film.

Scene of the Movie – Don’t drink that.

That Moment That Annoyed Me – We could have looked at the mental health problems going on here more.

Final Thoughts –This is a comedy crime thriller that doesn’t quite hit the marks it was aiming for and ends up just coming off strange.

Overall: Uniquely Styled

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Erika (17789 KP) rated

Mar 9, 2018

Thoroughbreds (2017)

2017 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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6.4

(10 Ratings)

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Gosh, I wanted this to be so much better than it was. One of the main reasons I wanted to see it was because it was one of Anton Yelchin's last movies. The music was definitely killer, and so was the fashion. Olivia Cook and Anya Taylor-Joy were great together. It was entertaining overall, I just had unrealistic expectations. RIP Anton <3

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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated

Sep 25, 2019

Thoroughbreds (2017)

2017 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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6.4

(10 Ratings)

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Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.

The beginning of this one seemed promising and I was looking forward to where the duo were going, but the film swerved off into some fairly boring territory quickly. I was left fidgeting and querying (after my many years of watching crime dramas and reading forensic science books) how any of them managed to convince the police of their guilt/innocence.

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Bohan Reviews (215 KP) rated

May 7, 2019

Thoroughbreds (2017)

2017 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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6.4

(10 Ratings)

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Intriguing use of psychological disorder (0 more)

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A strong cast of characters and an important and well executed message make up for the overlong plot, but the storytelling format may not have been the most effective for the message.

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Nov 30, 2017 (Updated Dec 1, 2017)

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Thoroughbreds | Official Teaser Trailer | Universal Pictures

Childhood friends Lily and Amanda reconnect in suburban Connecticut after years of growing apart.

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