THEME EXPLORATION

trained assassins

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · Doug Liman
Prizzi’s Honor
Prizzi’s Honor
1985 · John Huston
Blackjack
Blackjack
1998 · John Woo
Predators
Predators
2010 · Nimród Antal
A Taste of Flesh
A Taste of Flesh
1967 · Doris Wishman
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

Pioneered stylized action cinema centered on assassins and hitmen with balletic gunplay and moral complexity.

 David Fincher United States

Explores the psychological depths of calculated killers and assassins through meticulous storytelling in films like Se7en and Zodiac.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

Examines the spiritual and emotional toll of assassination through visually stunning narratives that blur ethics and vengeance.