Killers of the Flower Moon Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A true-life tale about the oil-wealthy Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Based on David Grann’s broadly lauded best-selling book, Killers of the Flower Moon is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.

Crime Drama Adaptation True Story Mystery Period

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Killers of the Flower Moon.

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  Leonardo DiCaprio

  ... Ernest Burkhart

  The Wolf of Wall Street, The Battle of Baktan Cross

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  Robert De Niro

  ... William Hale

  Alto Knights, Limitless

• J
  Jesse Plemons

  ... Tom White

  Antlers, Kinds of Kindness

• L
  Lily Gladstone

  ... Mollie Burkhart

  Under the Bridge (series), The Wedding Banquet

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  Tantoo Cardinal

  ... Lizzie Q

  Echo (series), Wendell & Wild

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  Cara Jade Myers

  Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse

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  JaNae Collins

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  Jillian Dion

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  John Lithgow

  ... Prosecutor Leaward

  Conclave, The Accountant

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  Brendan Fraser

  ... W.S. Hamilton

  The Mummy: Tomb of Dragon Emperor, Brothers

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  Barry Corbin

  ... Undertaker Turton

  All Saints, Rising Stars

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  Nathaniel Arcand

  Cold Pursuit

Crew Behind the Film

The Killers of the Flower Moon behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Martin Scorsese last directed Rolling Thunder and Silence. The film's writer Eric Roth last wrote Here and Shantaram (Series).

Director

Martin Scorsese

Screenwriters

Eric Roth
Martin Scorsese

Producers

Leonardo DiCaprio
Dan Friedkin
Martin Scorsese
Bradley Thomas

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official Killers of the Flower Moon movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the Killers of the Flower Moon movie production.

Key Facts

• The project budget's ranged between $180 million and $200 million and thus caused some potential headaches for Paramount. Apple came on-board to co-produce and serve as the film's creative studio (Variety, 5/27/2020).
• Based on the book by "Killers of the Flower Moon: An American Crime and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann.

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