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List of professional killer movies
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A former US Federal Agent must abandon the witness protection program and come out of hiding when his London home is invaded in error due to a wrong address. When the event ends with multiple homicides, the news triggers those hunting him to send ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, brutal, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, hitman, revenge, widower, professional killer, daughter, manhunt, police officer, mistaken identity, police, rescue, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
england, washington d.c., london
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81K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, stylized, exciting, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
assassin, female assassin, female killer, hitman, professional killer, woman with a gun, espionage, female agent, working undercover, spy, femme fatale, secret government organization ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
france, paris france, venice, europe, italy
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey ...
Style:
cult classic, bloody, suspense, atmospheric, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly
Plot:
hitman, heroic bloodshed, assassin, professional killer, killer, redemption, yakuza, gunfight, organized crime, contract killer, friendship, triad ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Germany, USA, Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Style:
cult classic, art house, philosophical, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot:
loneliness, loner, african american, mafia, hitman, samurai, hip hop, honor, friendship, martial arts, assassin, professional killer ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, future, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey, brooklyn new york city, japan ...
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, France, Japan, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An American biologist attending a conference in Berlin awakens from a coma after a car accident, only to discover that someone has taken his identity and that no one, not even his wife, believes him. With the help of an illegal immigrant and a ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, twist ending, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, manly, boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, memory loss, investigation, uncover truth, conspiracy, amnesia, assassin, secret service, danger, disorder, chase, lone hero ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany
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166K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's ...
Style:
political thriller, clever, political, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
political conspiracy, conspiracy, journalism, corruption, journalist, investigation, reporter, murder, congress, espionage, world politics, assassination ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Malik Bishop is the best killer in the business, but when his crimelord employer wants his girlfriend, who may be unfaithful, eliminated, Bishop doesn't count on falling in love with the woman. Now he must choose between his heart and, perhaps, ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, melancholic, suspense ...
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, assassin, villain, killer, dangerous attraction, fall in love, stalking, villain turns good, racial slur, tough guy, violence ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
After fifteen years' service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can't go through with it, so he hires a contract killer in a seedy bar to murder him at some unspecified time in the future. ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, surreal, neo noir, semi serious ...
Plot:
loneliness, professional killer, killer, contract killer, loner, assassin, stream of consciousness, professional, bittersweet, dark humor, dull life, change of luck ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, europe, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hitman Dekker is on his last job, out to kill the wife (Jain) of his client, but he starts to waiver. The longer he takes to do the job the more difficult it becomes.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
hitman, danger, murder, professional killer, assassin, investigation, dishonesty, rescue, betrayal, seduction, african american, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
columbus ohio, pennsylvania
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, ...
Style:
suspenseful, entertaining, intense, exciting, political ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
secret service, assassination attempt, obsession, hitman, assassination of president, assassination plot, killer, election, conspiracy, assassin, gunfight, president ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
washington d.c., california, los angeles, usa, phoenix arizona ...
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27K
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Peru
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Tough guy Thomas Beckett is an US soldier working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills. Beckett is notorious for losing his partners on such missions. This time he's accompanied by ...
Style:
psychological, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, political thriller ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
sniper, assassin, soldier, marksman, manhunt, stalking, tough heroes, machine gun, drug lord, jungle, military, professional killer ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Place:
panama, central america, latin america, washington d.c.
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823
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This lyrical, modern-day film noir finds cynical hit man Mick (Anthony LaPaglia) tiring of his job and asking his boss, mob kingpin George (Peter Boyle), for time off. George gives him the assignment of his life, however, prompting Mick's ...
Style:
sexy, neo noir, erotic, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hitman, killer, assassin, femme fatale, professional killer, obsession, gangster, assassination, love, redemption, dominatrix, professional ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Cosmo, an affectless mob bookie who lives in the basement of a retirement home, is promoted to hitman. He learns his new trade from Steve, a seasoned killer. He falls in love with a yoga teacher, Jasmine, and must figure out a way to leave the mob ...
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, stylized, intense, black comedy ...
Plot:
hitman, murder, contract killer, gangster, killer, dark humor, moral ambiguity, professional killer, opposites attract, dishonesty, danger, criminal heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking.
Style:
independent film, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
killer, hired killer, contract killer, assassin, professional killer, professional, mad love, hitman, terrorism, drug abuse, female nudity, outlaw ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow the Boss and this routine task gets very complicated.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, suspenseful, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, female killer, professional killer, fugitives, female assassin, attempted rape, killer, female fight, strong female lead, shootout, murder, cancer ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Thriller, Action
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When your in The Syndicate you're in for life. This is the prospect facing Matthew Palmer, a hearless but efficient, deadly but impeccably neat assassin and confirmed Michael Caine fan. But Palmer has found love and wants out, even though he ...
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, noir ...
Plot:
assassin, hitman, female assassin, female killer, professional killer, organized crime, underworld, syndicate, contract killing, betrayal, fugitive, urban ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but 'The Bride' lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who ...
Style:
visually appealing, spectacular, tense, visually stunning, action packed ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, martial arts, mentor, female protagonist, one man army, heroine, yakuza, fight, sword, dark hero, female warrior ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 90s, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, austin texas, texas, persia ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover ...
Style:
sexy, entertaining, romantic, exciting, action comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, kids, girls' night, boys' night ...
Plot:
secret agent, hitman, spy, secret identity, secret service, couples, battle of the sexes, cia, strong female lead, female killer, tough girl, female assassin ...
Time:
year 2005, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, iran, italy, coney island brooklyn new york city, new york ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Czech Republic, Germany, Bahamas, Italy
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond – on his maiden ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, chick flick, manly
Plot:
007, spy, poker, james bond, espionage, secret service, chase, casino, cia, undercover, terrorist, heroic mission ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
montenegro, britain, bahamas, italy, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot:
killer, female killer, hitman, female assassin, pregnancy, older woman younger man sex, professional killer, assassin, family relations, life is a bitch, parents and children, partner ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, cuba
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, neo noir, clever, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, hitman, assassin, revenge, plot twist, mistaken identity, organized crime, disorder, secrets, mysterious character, mafia, master criminal ...
Time:
2000s, year 1979, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, seattle
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374K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style:
intense, action packed, exciting, action thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, assassination, corruption, revenge, manhunt, military, cover up, false accusation ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
montana, philadelphia, virginia, usa, baltimore ...
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626K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past where a looper, a ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, thought provoking, neo noir, cerebral ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
time travel, time loop, distopia, hitman, time paradox, cyberpunk, time, self sacrifice, assassin, changing the past or future, organized crime, revenge ...
Time:
future, 2040s, near future, distant future, year 2012 ...
Place:
shanghai, kansas, seattle, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Romania
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both ...
Style:
exciting, rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vengeance, hitman, kickboxing, assassin, sniper, gang rape, fight, assassination, chases and races, tough heroes, martial arts, tough guy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bucharest, ukraine, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A cop (Matthew McConaughey) who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer (Emile Hirsch) in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister (Juno Temple).
Style:
neo noir, dark comedy, black comedy, sexy, creepy ...
Plot:
sex, violent, hitman, murder, dysfunctional family, cheating wife, contract killer, killer, greed, police detective, deal, nudity ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa, dallas texas, oklahoma, seattle
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical ...
Style:
tech noir, apocalyptic, suspenseful, cult classic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, kids, teens, manly ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyborgs, time travel, cyberpunk, man versus machine, terminator, androids, androids and robots, dystopia, time machine, on the run, sent to the past ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century, near future, year 1984 ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, north america, mexico, california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Bulgaria, Germany, Thailand
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, lone hero, chase, assassin, assassination, murder, killer, one against many, tough guy, martial arts, criminal's revenge, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, usa, bangkok thailand, cambodia, kurdistan ...
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Triad boss Lung (Eddy Ko), who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis (Anthony Wong), James (Lam Suet), Mike (Roy Cheung), Roy (Francis Ng) and Shin (Jackie Lui) for his protection.
Style:
crime drama, bloody, art house, neo noir, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chinese mafia, heroic bloodshed, professional killer, hitman, gunfight, triad, master criminal, organized crime, mafia, street crime, crime family, martial arts ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.
Style:
witty, melancholic, semi serious, black comedy, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
loneliness, female protagonist, runaway, woman in danger, greed, crumbling marriage, family problems, self discovery, professional killer, marriage, professional, adultery ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop, it's too late to walk away. ...
Style:
brutal, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
kickboxing, vigilantism, professional killer, torture, one against many, murderer, race against time, criminal's revenge, anger, machismo, tough guy, interrogation ...
Place:
bangkok thailand
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