20 Upcoming Movies With UTTERLY INSANE Plots

2. How to Make a Killing

How to Make a Killing Glen Powell
A24

How to Make a Killing release date: February 20, 2026.

How to Make a Killing is a new black comedy thriller from writer-director John Patton Ford, whose terrific 2022 debut Emily the Criminal turned a lot of heads.

His second feature marks quite the ambitious step up, though, revolving around Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell), a blue-collar man who was disowned at birth by his uber-rich family.

But an embittered Becket gets a deranged idea - if he kills the seven family members standing in front of his inheritance, he'll collect the dynasty's entire $28 billion net worth.

The trailer makes it look like an absolute riot, painting the seven relatives - played by the likes of Ed Harris, Topher Grace, Bill Camp, and Zach Woods - as video game-style bosses who Becket finds creative ways to dispose of.

This looks like a fine fit for Glen Powell coming off the back of The Running Man flopping, and as the script appeared on the 2014 Black List the potential for a bonkers hit speaks for itself.

 
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