We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011 Directed by Lynne Ramsay

Mummy's little monster…

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

Tilda Swinton John C. Reilly Ezra Miller Jasper Newell Rock Duer Ashley Gerasimovich Siobhan Fallon Hogan Alex Manette Kenneth Franklin Leslie Lyles Paul Diomede J. Mallory McCree Mark Elliot Wilson James Chen Lauren Fox Blake DeLong Andy Gershenzon Kelly Wade Ursula Parker Jason Shelton Simon MacLean Erin Darke Annie O'Sullivan Georgia X. Lifsher Aaron Blakely Polly Adams Suzette Gunn Joseph Melendez Rebecca Dealy Show All…

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Review by BRAT ★★★★ 9

spoiler alert: they never talk about kevin
Review by there is no howie only zuul ★★★★ 14

what i REALLY wanna talk about is how miss. lynne ramsay expects me to believe that john c reilly and tilda swinton made EZRA MILLER??? What.... what?? thats the real fuckin mystery yall lets talk about THAT
Review by maria ★★★ 8

they should have talked about kevin a tiny bit more
Review by lauren ★★★★

we need to talk about birth control
Review by Hollie Horror ★★★★½ 27

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Tilda Swinton is the perfect actress in my eyes. You must be a chameleon adapting to whatever role is given to you. It is not just in her slightly androgynous appearance and demeanor but in her natural gift to act, she is perfect.
Like a wounded and terrified animal running on guilt and hindsight, Eva (Swinton) is barely living, flinching at the sound of her own name.
The United States has had its fair share of massacres at schools across the country. There have also been numerous films made, some based on reality, others in fantasy but the one thing they all have in common is the exploitative nature, focusing on the massacre itself. This is where We Need to…
Review by mememily ★★★★ 1

children are canceled
Review by Jeff ★★★ 8

Excellent film to watch with your wife and 10-day-old son on a sunny, Sunday afternoon.
Review by Lulu ★★★★

as soon as this movie was over i made an appointment for tubal ligation
Review by Lucy ★★★★ 1

do we really need to talk about him though? do we really?
Review by kyle dunne ★★★★½ 1

if you thought being married to a man was bad, try giving birth to one
Review by fiona 2

i love this movie and tilda swinton and ezra miller in his near crop tops but most of all i love my barren uterus
Review by Lucy ★★★★½ 6

can’t discuss it

Recent reviews

Review by ridwana ★★★★

this is a pro-choice movie
Review by degrassifan69 ★★★★½

fred figglehorn's mother delivered a superb performance ❤
Review by kito!! ★★★★

amazing film. super weird but amazing film, ezra played the role great ofc but tilda swindon’s performance was impeccable <3
Review by Maca ★★★½

Mis ganas de maternar pasaron de 0 a -1000
Review by Carlworkscam ★★★

dito siya lumabas galing sa speed force
Review by Patricia Antazo ★★★★

realization: think how many times if you would want a child.
Review by Anirud ★★★★

Love the use of nonlinear structure here - to me at least it feels different compared to other nonlinear narrative movies in the sense that this somewhat mimics an inner voice/monologue. That aside though, I was afraid that this movie was gonna give a clear cut answer as to why Kevin behaves the way he does, but thankfully the movie doesn’t get rid of that ambiguity.
Review by paulatejano ★★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Kevin é um filho indesejado, pelo menos por Eva.
Precisamos falar sobre Kevin é um filme sobre psicopatia desde as primeiras palavras dum bebê até um ato.
Tanto Kevin quanto Eva se amam e odeiam da mesma forma. Kevin arruinou a vida de sua mãe e ele só teve o ódio culminado, enraizado, em si desde o nascer. Uma relação de moeda, um lado é o ódio, trauma e mágoas; O outro lado é o amor, a criação e o milagre da vida.
Mesmo que explícito: Kevin nunca amou sua vida, em fato, nunca quis viver. O caos transforma lágrimas inocentes em lágrimas vermelhas.
Frustrado com a vida e com tudo, a falta de cuidado e de atenção.
A única pessoa que restou para Eva é seu filho, e por isso, não tem mais quem amar, se não, ele.
Review by Sean Neidhard

do i want kids?
Review by toomy ★★

if ur kid is acting like that, why would u not send them to therapy ??
Review by Justin Turner ★★½

We Need to Talk About Kevin explores the debate between whether people are born evil or if it's a result of their environment; nature vs. nurture argument.
It's a fascinating subject to cover in a film, but unfortunately, the writing is subpar, and the performances are borderline awful, which leads to a tedious end product.
The non-linear format with how it switches back-and-forth between the past and present, only for the big climax to reveal itself at the end, never feels warranted or justified. It becomes tedious as the film progresses.
Tilda Swinton's performance is cold, and it's hard to understand her character at times. Ezra Miller never brought a convincing performance either.
Some of the situations in the present timeline made my eyes roll, a bit too cringe-worthy in execution for me to take it seriously.
Review by Will Scarbrough ★★★½

i CANt wait to have a kid.
This was nuts. Goddamn.