Friday Movie Matinee: "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Darien Library presents a new monthly program: Friday Movie Matinee!

This week we are showing “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

The film has received 10 nominations for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design, Best Original Song, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography.

Based on a true story, directed by Martin Scorsese, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and newcomer Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic western crime saga set in 1920's Oklahoma. Real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal as Mollie Burkhart, a member of the Osage Nation, fights to survive and bring to light the spree of greed-fueled murders committed against the Osage community after oil was discovered on their land.– Paramount Movies

Director: Martin Scorsese

Year: 2023

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio as Ernest Burkhart, Robert De Niro as William King Hale, Lily Gladstone as Mollie Burkhart, Jesse Plemons as Thomas Bruce White Sr., Tantoo Cardinal as Lizzie Q, John Lithgow as Peter Leaward, and Brendan Fraser as W. S. Hamilton.

This movie is 3 hours and 26 minutes and is rated R (for violence, some grisly images, and language).

Watch the official trailer.