THEME EXPLORATION

hired assassin

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
99 and 44/100% Dead
99 and 44/100% Dead
1974 · John Frankenheimer
O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
1969 · Glauber Rocha
The Missouri Breaks
The Missouri Breaks
1976 · Arthur Penn
Seven
Seven
1995 · David Fincher
Hanna
Hanna
2011 · Joe Wright
Deadly Illusion
Deadly Illusion
1987 · Larry Cohen
Colombiana
Colombiana
2011 · Olivier Megaton
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · Patrick Hughes
Blowback
Blowback
2000 · Mark L. Lester
City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy
City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy
1990 · Kenji Kodama
Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman
1995 · Christophe Gans
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

Explores the psychological complexity and moral ambiguity of killers through meticulous visual storytelling in films like 'Se7en' and 'Zodiac'.

 Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

Revolutionized the hired assassin genre by combining stylized action sequences with deeply humanized portrayals of professional killers in 'The Killer' and 'Hard Boiled'.

 Karyn Kusama United States

Brings psychological depth and moral inquiry to contract killing narratives, examining the human cost of violence in 'Destroyer' and 'The Invitation'.