What types of relationships exist in Kill List?

Kill List features 10 relationships including Alliance Co-conspirator, Family Mother, Conflict Manipulator, Conflict Target, Professional Employer — all analyzed by AI.

How are characters connected in Kill List?

The 8 characters in Kill List form a network of alliances, conflicts, and complex dynamics. Explore the interactive relationship map to see how each character connects.

Kill List (2011) Character Relationships & Connections Map

Name: Kill List
Genre: crime, horror, thriller
Released: 2011
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson, Michael Smiley, Struan Rodger

Character Relationships in Kill List

Jay (played by Neil Maskell) is a protagonist in Kill List. Former British soldier and hitman struggling with PTSD from a Kyiv mission. Financially strained and driven by Gal's new contract, he executes three targets, only to uncover a sinister cult conspiracy. After Gal's death, Jay flees to his family but is captured and manipulated into killing his own wife, Shel, during a ritualistic ceremony. Shel (played by MyAnna Buring) is a protagonist in Kill List. Jay's financially strained wife who organizes a dinner party and later moves their son Sam to a cottage for protection. During the cult's attack, she arms herself but ultimately appears as the masked Hunchback in the final ritual, revealing a disturbing complicity or manipulation before dying alongside her son. Sam (played by Harry Simpson) appears in Kill List. The young son of Jay and Shel. He is taken to a family cottage for safety during the escalating violence, only to be strapped to his mother's back during the cult's final ritual, where he is killed alongside her. Gal (played by Michael Smiley) appears in Kill List. Jay's laid-back hitman partner and fellow ex-soldier. He secures a lucrative contract and discovers files revealing their past in Kyiv. Despite finding enough money to quit, he proceeds to the final job where he is brutally captured and disemboweled by cultists, ultimately receiving a mercy killing from Jay. The Client (played by Struan Rodger) appears in Kill List. The mysterious employer who commissions three contract killings and signs the agreement in blood. When Jay and Gal attempt to back out, he threatens their families. He is later revealed to be a key participant in the cult's final ritual. The Librarian (played by Mark Kempner) appears in Kill List. The Priest (played by Gareth Tunley) appears in Kill List. Fiona (played by Emma Fryer) appears in Kill List. Gal's girlfriend and an HR manager who attends the dinner party. She secretly carves a cult symbol on the bathroom mirror and collects a blood-stained tissue from Jay. She is later revealed to be a core member of the cult orchestrating the final ritual.

Character Relationship Map: Kill List

Kill List (2011) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Jay (played by Neil Maskell) — protagonist
Former British soldier and hitman struggling with PTSD from a Kyiv mission. Financially strained and driven by Gal's new contract, he executes three targets, only to uncover a sinister cult conspiracy...
Shel (played by MyAnna Buring) — protagonist
Jay's financially strained wife who organizes a dinner party and later moves their son Sam to a cottage for protection. During the cult's attack, she arms herself but ultimately appears as the masked...
Sam (played by Harry Simpson) — supporting
The young son of Jay and Shel. He is taken to a family cottage for safety during the escalating violence, only to be strapped to his mother's back during the cult's final ritual, where he is killed al...
Gal (played by Michael Smiley) — supporting
Jay's laid-back hitman partner and fellow ex-soldier. He secures a lucrative contract and discovers files revealing their past in Kyiv. Despite finding enough money to quit, he proceeds to the final j...
The Client (played by Struan Rodger) — supporting
The mysterious employer who commissions three contract killings and signs the agreement in blood. When Jay and Gal attempt to back out, he threatens their families. He is later revealed to be a key pa...
The Librarian (played by Mark Kempner) — minor
The Priest (played by Gareth Tunley) — minor
Fiona (played by Emma Fryer) — supporting
Gal's girlfriend and an HR manager who attends the dinner party. She secretly carves a cult symbol on the bathroom mirror and collects a blood-stained tissue from Jay. She is later revealed to be a co...

Key Relationships

The Client → Fiona (Alliance Co-conspirator)
Shel → Sam (Family Mother)
Jay → Fiona (Conflict Manipulator)
Jay → The Librarian (Conflict Target)
Jay → The Priest (Conflict Target)
Jay → The Client (Professional Employer)
Gal → Fiona (Romantic Boyfriend)
Jay → Gal (Alliance Partner)
Jay → Sam (Family Father)
Jay → Shel (Family Husband)

Story Analysis

A psychological thriller tracing two hitmen's descent into a cult conspiracy that destroys their lives and families.

Plot Progression

The Blood Contract
Descent into Darkness
Broken Trust
The Cult's Trap
Carnival of Horrors

Directed by Ben Wheatley

Kill List (2011) · 6.2/10 · crime, horror, thriller