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

  One Battle After Another, Inception

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  Robert De Niro

  ... William Hale

  Zero Day (limited series), The Alto Knights

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  Jesse Plemons

  ... Tom White

  Zero Day (limited series), Bugonia

• L
  Lily Gladstone

  ... Mollie Burkhart

  The Wedding Banquet , Jazzy

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  Tantoo Cardinal

  ... Lizzie Q

  Echo (series), Wildwood

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  Cara Jade Myers

  Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse

• J
  JaNae Collins

• J
  Jillian Dion

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  John Lithgow

  ... Prosecutor Leaward

  Conclave, The Rule of Jenny Pen

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  Brendan Fraser

  ... W.S. Hamilton

  Pawn Shop Chronicles, The Whale

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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

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.

Production Updates for Killers of the Flower Moon

Jul 2023

Completed

Changed Killers of the Flower Moon movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2022

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2021

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Jun 2020

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Apple is on-board to finance with Paramount.

Jun 2019

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Paramount Pictures is on-board to finance and distribute.

Oct 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Jul 2017

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Plan is to start shooting Spring 2018.

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