Badlands (1973)

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In 1959 a lot of people were killing time. Kit and Holly were killing people.

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

• Released: 1973-10-13
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 1,392 votes

Directed by Terrence Malick.

Top cast

• Martin Sheen as Kit Carruthers
• Sissy Spacek as Holly Sargis
• Warren Oates as Holly's Father
• Ramon Bieri as Cato
• Alan Vint as Deputy
• Gary Littlejohn as Sheriff
• John Carter as Rich Man
• Bryan Montgomery as Boy
• Gail Threlkeld as Girl
• Charles Fitzpatrick as Clerk

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Badlands

• United States: stream on TCM; watch free on Fawesome, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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