---
title: 'Kill the Poor (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alan Taylor'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kill-the-poor-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365407/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kill the Poor (2003)

2003 · 85 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Kill the Poor is a 2003 American drama film directed by Alan Taylor from a screenplay by Daniel Handler, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Joel Rose. The film is set in Manhattan's Alphabet City in the early 1980s, when the neighborhood was a center of illegal drug activity. The film's title is inspired by the Dead Kennedys' song "Kill the Poor".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alan Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-taylor)
- **Producer:** [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich), [Mr. Mudd](https://cinepixo.com/people/mr-mudd), [Gary Winick](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-winick)

## Cast

- [Zak Orth](https://cinepixo.com/people/zak-orth)
- [Lawrence Gilliard Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-gilliard-jr)
- [Otto Sanchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-sanchez)
- [Paul Calderón](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-calderon)
- [David Krumholtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-krumholtz)
- [Heather Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-burns)
- [Cliff Gorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-gorman)

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