Kill the Poor (film)

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Kill the Poor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alan Taylor
Screenplay by	Daniel Handler
Based on	Kill the Poor by Joel Rose
Produced by	Gary Winick Alexis Alexnian Ruth Charny Lianne Halfon John Malkovich Russell Smith
Starring	David Krumholtz Clara Bellar Paul Calderón Jon Budinoff Heather Burns Zak Orth Larry Gilliard Jr. Otto Sanchez Cliff Gorman Damian Young
Cinematography	Harlan Bosmajian
Edited by	Malcolm Jamieson
Music by	Anna Domino Michel Delory
Production companies	InDigEnt Mr. Mudd
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release dates	May 9, 2003 (2003-05-09) (Tribeca Film Festival) January 6, 2006 (2006-01-06) (United States)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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".

Kill the Poor premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 9, 2003, and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on January 6, 2006, by IFC Films. It received mixed reviews from critics.