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The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. 3. Léon: The Professional. 12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered.
- 17 Hanna
- 16 Leon: The Professional
- 15 in Bruges
- 14 La Femme Nikita
- 13 Road to Perdition
- 12 No Country For Old Men
- 11 Collateral
- 10 The Mechanic
- 9 Kill Bill: Volume 1
- 8 Wanted
In the frosty terrains of Europe, this movie tells a story of a young girl, meticulously trained by her father to be an assassin. Hannanarrates a compelling odyssey of an assassin, contrasting her youth with the world's ruthlessness. Saoirse Ronan's portrayal has a mesmerizing quality that gets the audience emotionally invested in her, signifying a...
Amidst the rugged avenues of New York City, an unexpected camaraderie blossoms in Leon: The Professional. A seasoned hitman discovers an affinity for a child, orphaned by an assassin’s bullet. Luc Besson creates a narrative that oscillates between juvenile purity and the grim realm of hired killers. Elevated by the action-packed training sequences ...
Picturesque Bruges becomes the sanctuary for two hitmen after a botched London assignment. The duo find solace in this medieval Belgian town. However, subverted is the usual crime narrative with a dark comedic touch, creating a riveting blend of intensity and lightness. Stunning canals and age-old buildings provide the setting for heart-rending sce...
Nikita dives into the story of a young woman’s rocky journey to salvation. This turbulent individual is handed a grim choice: serve as a state assassin or spend your entire life in prison after being convicted of murder. Even after commencing her transformation from a narcotics-afflicted miscreant to a clandestine professional, her dark history alw...
Under the Great Depression's looming gloom, a retribution-driven narrative unravels in Road to Perdition. Tom Hanks, enmeshed in mafia politics, traverses a realm where vendettas and kinship intertwine. Seeking vengeance, he and his son embark to confront and kill a mob kingpin responsible for murdering their family. The nuanced portrayal of patern...
Esteemed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen wrote and directed the 2007 neo-Western crime thriller No Country for Old Men, which centers on three main characters with interconnecting stories. A Vietnam War veteran and hunter stumble upon a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars; a violent and ruthless hitman is tasked with recovering the sto...
Action legend Tom Cruise said goodbye to his good guy persona when he took on the role of a lethal hitman in Michael Mann's 2004 neo-noir action thriller Collateral, embracing the villainous roleas the chilling assassin Vincent, who forces a Los Angeles taxi driver (Jamie Foxx) to drive him around to conduct a killing spree. The film's writer, Stua...
The talented Jason Statham has been widely praised for leading a resurgence of action films in the 2000s and 2010s, having headlined countless projects that showcase his martial arts and hand-to-hand combat skills. For the 2011 action thriller The Mechanic, he portrays Arthur Bishop, a professional assassin who specializes in making his hits look l...
The master of stylized violence Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed the 2003 martial arts spectacular Kill Bill: Volume 1, which stars Uma Thurman as the Bride, who swears revenge on a team of assassins and their leader after they attempt to kill her and her unborn child. She ultimately finds herself in Tokyo, where she battles against the yakuza....
The 2008 action thriller Wanted touts an impressive cast of Hollywood elite including James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and action badass Angelina Jolie. The film follows frustrated account manager Wesley Gibson who discovers he is the son of a professional assassin and decides to join the secret society himself. Wantedis based on the comic book of the...
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- In Bruges (2008) Martin McDonagh's Underrated Assassin Comedy of Errors. In Bruges. Comedy. Crime. Release Date. February 8, 2008. Director. Martin McDonagh. Cast.
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) John Cusack Stars In An Offbeat Hitman Comedy. Grosse Pointe Blank is another lighter look at the world of assassins that debuted in 1997.
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) The Sparky Subversive Contract Killer Rom Com. Mrs. Smith. PG-13. Crime. Action. Comedy. Thriller. Release Date. June 10, 2005. Cast. Keith David , Angelina Jolie , Kerry Washington , Vince Vaughn , Brad Pitt , Adam Brody
- Collateral (2004) Tom Cruise Chills As A Methodical Killer. Collateral. R. Crime. Documentary. Drama. Thriller. Release Date. August 4, 2004. Director. Michael Mann.
- Ryan Heffernan
- 'Pulp Fiction' (1994) IMDb Score: 8.9/10. Pulp Fiction is an exciting, suave, and relentlessly fun crime flick that has become a defining success in the career of Quentin Tarantino.
- 'Leon: The Professional' (1994) IMDb Score: 8.5/10. A pulsating and strangely affecting action thriller that has become one of the most defining films of the 1990s, Leon: The Professional remains Luc Besson’s greatest film thus far.
- 'No Country for Old Men' (2007) IMDb Score: 8.2/10. While there could be some enticing debate about whether No Country for Old Men is the greatest hitman movie ever made, few would deny that it contains the best and most terrifying hitman ever put to screen.
- 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1' (2003) IMDb Score: 8.2/10. Offering emphatic proof that women excel in the world of contract killing just as well as men, Kill Bill Vol. 1 is a stunning display of ultra-violent action where Uma Thurman makes the Bride an iconic heroine on a quest for revenge.
93 Best Assassin Movies Ranked by Tomatometer. From sneaking in the shadows undetected to all-out ballets of bullets and blood, the movies have long been drawn to the seductive cinematic flair of...
With Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper. A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.
Hitman is a 2007 action-thriller film directed by Xavier Gens, based on the video game series of the same name. The film stars Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47, a professional hitman engineered to be an assassin by the Organization. He becomes ensnared in a political conspiracy and finds himself pursued by both Interpol and the FSB.
