A slick, violent horror-comedy with a strong lead and some stylish action, but the premise feels familiar and the execution sounds uneven. If you’re mainly here for blood, attitude, and a high-rise cult setup, it should deliver enough fun to outweigh the derivative beats.
They Will Kill You
Where to watch: Buy
Movie · Action · Comedy
Wed · 1h 34m
Director: Kirill Sokolov
Starring: Zazie Beetz, Myha'la, Paterson Joseph
Overview
A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.
Director
Kirill Sokolov
Cast
Zazie Beetz, Myha'la, Paterson Joseph
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Verdict
A slick, violent horror-comedy with a strong lead and some stylish action, but the premise feels familiar and the execution sounds uneven. If you’re mainly here for blood, attitude, and a high-rise cult setup, it should deliver enough fun to outweigh the derivative beats.
Best for
Viewers who like horror-comedy with action-forward set pieces
Fans of stylish, blood-soaked genre mashups
Audiences who enjoy a charismatic lead carrying an uneven script
People drawn to cult-in-a-building paranoia stories
Skip if
You want a fresh, deeply original story
You’re allergic to familiar Satanic-cult tropes
You prefer horror that builds atmosphere over momentum
You need tight tonal control rather than chaotic genre blending
Overview
They Will Kill You sounds like the kind of genre cocktail that lives or dies on energy, and this one appears to have plenty of it. The setup is instantly legible: a new hire walks into a luxury building with a rotten secret, and the film leans into action, gore, and comic escalation rather than slow-burn dread.
Worth noting
The appeal seems to be less about surprise than about execution. Reviews point to strong camera movement, fight scenes, and a lead performance with real star presence, even as the plot itself feels like familiar cult-household material. That makes it easy to enjoy in the moment and harder to admire as something truly inventive.
Bottom line
If you like horror that behaves a little badly and knows it, this is probably a good time. If you’re hoping for a sharper script or a more original mythology, the movie may feel like a stylish remix of better-known ingredients rather than a fully new dish.
Top Letterboxd reviews
vivdagoat 🍎🍂🐞 (3★) · 8131 likes
John Pork is calling on you to join his cult… will you pick up?
𝐉 (3★) · 4427 likes
top 10 quentin tarantino movie ever made
joj66 (3★) · 3524 likes
Sure it’s unevenly reheated nachos but most of the taste is still there
Troy (5★) · 3253 likes
movie is like 40% Zazie Beats aura farming
The_Hankinator (1.5★) · 3075 likes
It was a bold choice to tell us that each floor of the Virgil is themed around a different vice and then not show us any of them.
Themes
cult infiltration, high-rise paranoia, female survival, action-horror, dark comedy, blood and gore, class and privilege, occult conspiracy