How to Make a Killing
A24 | Release Date: February 20, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
30
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
89
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerFeb 19, 2026
Like its bloodline kin, it’s a perfectly scathing glance at power, money, and how the love of both can curdle the soul. Read full review
80
TheWrapMatt GoldbergFeb 18, 2026
How to Make a Killing has the acuity to know that even if you are willing to play such a rigged game in ruthless fashion, you’ll still lose. The film’s magic trick is taking this bleak idea and knowing how to find the fun in such brutal sport. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineAlexander MoonyFeb 18, 2026
John Patton Ford cultivates an old-school flair while keeping one finger on the pulse of the current moment Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonFeb 19, 2026
While the promise of that gangbusters opening sequence goes a tad unfulfilled, “Killing” has two strong twists and plenty of reasons to enjoy the romp. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanFeb 18, 2026
It’s a light-fingered drop-dead screw-loose noir — a quasi-satirical mash-up of greed and desperation and Wall Street chicanery and a dash of romance, with Glen Powell, dishy in Brioni suits, turning his pin-eyed handsomeness into a mask of yuppie treachery. Read full review
70
SlashfilmBill BriaFeb 18, 2026
How to Make a Killing is a movie that sneaks up on you, and like Becket himself, doesn't simply stab you in the chest or punch you in the gut. Instead, it slowly poisons you, leaving you bewildered by the end as to how sick you and the country you live in has become. Read full review
65
The Daily BeastNick SchagerFeb 18, 2026
It might not deliver hilariously fatal blows, but it’s smart and spikey enough to leave a pleasurably painful mark. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshFeb 20, 2026
Ultimately, Ford hedges his bets with How to Make a Killing, and lands in an unsatisfying no man’s land. Read full review
63
USA TodayBrian TruittFeb 18, 2026
“Killing” clumsily flits between wry humor and serious drama for much of the runtime before finally finding its satirical bite. Read full review
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