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Thoroughbreds is a 2017 American black comedy thriller film written and directed by Cory Finley in his directorial debut. It follows high school student Lily ( Anya Taylor-Joy ) and her emotionless friend Amanda ( Olivia Cooke ) as they scheme to kill Lily's stepfather ( Paul Sparks ) via a contract with a drug dealer ( Anton Yelchin ) while ...
Thoroughbreds: Directed by Cory Finley. With Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks. Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Cory Finley
- 2018-03-09
Lily and Amanda, two high school students living in suburban Connecticut, rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of drifting apart. Together, they devise a plan to kill Lily's abusive stepfather by hiring a lowlife drug dealer.
- (142.7K)
- Cory Finley
In suburban Connecticut, upper-class high schooler Amanda (Olivia Cooke) euthanizes her crippled horse with a knife, resulting in charges of animal cruelty. Some time later, Amanda arrives at the home of the more popular and academically-inclined Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy).
The film premiered as Thoroughbred at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2017. Over a year later, on March 9, 2018, it received a wide release by Focus Features . It is the last U.S. film to star Yelchin, and is dedicated to him.
Thoroughbreds is a Black Comedy thriller starring Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy, and written and directed by Cory Finley (in his directorial debut.) It was actually filmed in 2016 and premiered at Sundance in 2017, but did not get a theatrical release until March 2018.
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2017 USA Directed by Cory Finley Produced by Kevin J. Walsh, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, Andrew Duncan, Alex Saks Written by Cory Finley Featuring Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin Running time 91 minutes
