Kill Your Darlings
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
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Better for ages 16+: heavy sexual content, heavy drug presence
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Is "Kill Your Darlings" appropriate for children?
ValorScore's Content Advisory for "Kill Your Darlings" is "Heavy" (63/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
See the per-axis breakdownDoes "Kill Your Darlings" have woke/ideological content?
In ValorScore's editorial reading, "Kill Your Darlings" has ideological presence rated "Moderate". This is editorial opinion, not a verdict — see the axes and their evidence in the breakdown below. The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 69/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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