How To Make A Killing opens with Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell – The Running Man) at the end of his situation, just four hours away from death row execution, telling his story about all this to the priest, Father Morris (Adrian Lukis – The War Between The Land And The Sea), with that tale playing out in flashback.
The trust to the Redfellow family fortune is set up, such that if when someone at the top dies, the money passes down the line to the next oldest, no matter how they came to an end. This is tied in with Becket’s narration about how he was in love with a girl called Julia, when they were kids at school, but as often happens, they never got it together.
However, she’s now come back into his life through a chance meeting, and in the form of Margaret Qualley (Honey Don’t!). He explains his predicament – including how the family don’t want to know him at all following all the downturns its taken, but she sows an idea in his head when she tells him, “Call me when you’ve killed them all”.
There’s not too much I can say about this film without giving spoilers, other than it’s a caper with great acting from everyone involved, plus some neat curveballs which keeps the plot moving along brilliantly, along with superb comic turns when it comes to enacting his plan.
It also made me realise that Becket’s tasks should be a level in Hitman! Making it happen, IO Interactive!
As an aside, Bill Camp – who’s contracted to be in almost every film, these days – plays Becket’s uncle, and was also alongside Ms Qualley in 2024’s Drive-Away Dolls.
NOTE: There are no mid- nor post-credits scenes.
How To Make A Killing is in cinemas now, and is available to pre-order on 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD.
Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 105 minutes
Release date: March 13th 2026
Studio: A24
Altitude Film Distribution
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Cinema: Odeon Trafford Centre
Rating: 8/10
Director: John Patton Ford
Producers: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Adam Friedlander, Tebogo Maila
Screenplay: John Patton Ford
Music: Emile Mosseri
Cast:
Becket Redfellow: Glen Powell
Julia: Margaret Qualley
Mary Redfellow: Nell Williams
Whitelaw Redfellow: Ed Harris
Steven Redfellow: Topher Grace
McArthur Redfellow: Alexander Hanson
Father Morris: Adrian Lukis
Lyle: James Frecheville
Taylor Redfellow: Raff Law
Warren Redfellow: Bill Camp
Noah Redfellow: Zach Woods
Ruth: Jessica Henwick
Tobin: Tomas Pais
Young Becket: Grady Wilson
Young Julia: Maggie Toomey
Julia’s Mother: Lisa Tredoux
Cellist: Damien Wantenaar
Butler: Sean C Michael
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