Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

1978

Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support

JBscale
92
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Drama
Length
1 hr. 20 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 14, 1978
US Box Office
$499,649 (#6340 of 7423)
Global Office
$563,601 (#4054 of 4357)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc [Ultra HD Blu-ray] Criterion Collection #1262
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Criterion
Released
May 27, 2025
Acquired Date
October 22, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Henry G. Sanders
Henry G. Sanders
Kaycee Moore
Kaycee Moore
Charles Bracy
Charles Bracy
Angela Burnett
Angela Burnett
Eugene Cherry
Eugene Cherry
Jack Drummond
Jack Drummond

Directors

Charles Burnett
Charles Burnett

Producers

Charles Burnett
Charles Burnett

Writers

Charles Burnett
Charles Burnett

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Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh Certified
98%
Tomatometer
84 votes
RT Fresh Certified
84%
Popcornmeter
394 votes
METASCORE
96
24 votes
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8,263 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media