'' Destroyer '' is a 2018 American crime film directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi . It stars Nicole Kidman , Toby Kebbell , Tatiana Maslany , Scoot McNairy , Bradley Whitford , and Sebastian Stan , and follows an undercover LAPD officer who must take out members of a gang , years after her case was blown . The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31 , 2018 and was released in the United States on December 25 , 2018 , by Annapurna Pictures through their Mirror Releasing joint-venture . At the 76th Golden Globe Awards , Kidman was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
76th Golden Globe Awards
76th Golden Globe Awards
Destroyer (2018 film)