We Need to Talk About Kevin
“This conversation is long overdue.”
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.
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Studio
BBC Film
Language
en
Status
Released
How We Need to Talk About Kevin performed
Budget
$7.0M
Worldwide Gross
$10.8M
Gross Profit
$3.8M
Return
1.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Eva Khatchadourian
Tilda Swinton
Eva Khatchadourian
Franklin Plaskett
John C. Reilly
Franklin Plaskett
Kevin Khatchadourian, Teenager
Ezra Miller
Kevin Khatchadourian, Teenager
Kevin Khatchadourian, 6-8 Years
Jasper Newell
Kevin Khatchadourian, 6-8 Years
Kevin Khatchadourian, Toddler
Rock Duer
Kevin Khatchadourian, Toddler
Celia Khatchadourian
Ashley Gerasimovich
Celia Khatchadourian
Wanda
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Wanda
Colin
Alex Manette
Colin
Soweto
Kenneth Franklin
Soweto
Smash Lady
Leslie Lyles
Smash Lady
Corrections Officer, Al
Paul Diomede
Corrections Officer, Al
Corrections Officer
Michael Campbell
Corrections Officer
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