THEME EXPLORATION

hired assassins

15 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · Doug Liman
99 and 44/100% Dead
99 and 44/100% Dead
1974 · John Frankenheimer
Blackjack
Blackjack
1998 · John Woo
O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
1969 · Glauber Rocha
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966 · Mario Bava
Polar
Polar
2019 · Jonas Åkerlund
The Tournament
The Tournament
2009 · Scott Mann
Assassin(s)
Assassin(s)
1997 · Mathieu Kassovitz
City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy
City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy
1990 · Kenji Kodama
Cut and Run
Cut and Run
1985 · Ruggero Deodato
Eliminators
Eliminators
2016 · James Nunn
Magnificent Bodyguards
Magnificent Bodyguards
1978 · Lo Wei
One in the Chamber
One in the Chamber
2012 · William Kaufman
The Old Woman with the Knife
The Old Woman with the Knife
2025 · Min Kyu-dong
The Shadow Strays
The Shadow Strays
2024 · Timo Tjahjanto
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His meticulous psychological thrillers like *Zodiac* and *Gone Girl* explore the methodical minds of killers with forensic precision and moral ambiguity.

 Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

His action-ballet films like *The Killer* and *Hard Boiled* romanticize and choreograph the hired assassin archetype with explosive style and existential loneliness.

 Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai Hong Kong

His crime films including *Exiled* and *Election* deconstruct the hired killer myth through stylized violence while exploring honor, professionalism, and moral codes.