Numerous cinema reviews have drawn comparisons to Yorgos Lanthimos recent films as channeling Kubrick to some extent. The combination of cinematography, set design, music scoring, and atmospheric tension in particularly seem to harken back to Kubricks more notable films.
In addition,The Shining is a novel by American author Stephen King who also wrote Thinner, a novel which has great similarities with The Killing of a Sacred Deer.
