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List of professional killer movies
106K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.
Style:
suspense, sexy, ambiguous ending, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hitman, loner, one last job, nudity, sex, undercover, anti hero, betrayal, skinny dipping, small town, assassination, moral dilemma ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe, california, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
hitman, psychopath, shooting, serial killer, peril, desert, human nature, brutality, death, sheriff, cruelty, bounty hunter ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place:
texas, el paso texas, mexico, america, austin texas ...
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3K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A former covert assassin seeks redemption by hunting the people responsible for his sinful past.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
assassin, hitman, secret identity, professional killer, redemption, revenge, problem, husband wife relationship, hidden identity, secret, threat, murder ...
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131K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss and a former IRA terrorist.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, political thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, assassination attempt, revenge, killer, chase, professional killer, assassination, contract killer, hired killer, terrorism, gangster ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
chicago, washington d.c., russia, moscow russia, montreal ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications--and many bloody shootouts-ensue.
Style:
poliziottesco, neo noir, perverse, noir
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, italian mafia, italian police, mafia, police, car chase, mobster, police officer, italian gangster, lgbt, vigilante ...
Time:
70s
Place:
italy, copenhagen, sicily, hamburg germany, milan italy
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
Style:
suspenseful, brutal, stylized, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, organized crime, lone hero, serial murder, assassin, biopic, greed, family relations, mafia, hidden identity, merciless, partners in crime ...
Time:
70s, year 2012, 80s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey, lower east side manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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492K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Morocco, Italy, Austria, Canada, Mexico
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Style:
sexy, suspense, entertaining, exciting, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, secret agent, espionage, secret service, revenge, one man army, chase, 007, british secret service, terrorist, undercover ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, london, italy, austria, north africa ...
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12K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A big-game hunter for zoos who has booked passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar - along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. ...
Style:
action thriller, suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
killer animal, dangerous animal, big game hunter, escape, animal attack, escaped killer, killed by an animal, killer on the loose, villain, serial killer, professional killer, war criminal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
brazil, puerto rico
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.
Style:
neo noir, noir, stylized, clever, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, heist, betrayal, assassin, killer, corruption, racing, femme fatale, murder, professional killer, crime gone awry, gangster ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
los angeles, usa, miami, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time ...
Style:
harsh, atmospheric, suspense, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mafia, vengeance, hitman, revenge, criminal's revenge, gangster, violence, road trip, murder, coming of age, on the road, on the run ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 2000s, year 1931, year 2002
Place:
illinois, chicago, persia, michigan, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Vincke and Verstuyft are one of the best detective teams of the Antwerp police force. When they are confronted with the disappearance of a top official and the murder of two prostitutes, the trail leads to the almost retired assassin Angelo Ledda. ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, psychological thriller, cult classic ...
Plot:
hitman, police investigation, murder, memory loss, assassin, one last job, law enforcement, unlikely partners, twists and turns, chess, serial killer, professional killer ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
antwerp, belgium, europe, brussels, netherlands ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Following the dealings of a Melbourne-based hitman Ray as seen through the eyes of his ex-neighbour and friend Max, an Italian film student. Max and his camera witness Ray's work life as it unfolds from day to day, giving an insight into a ...
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, talky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hitman, found footage, danger, dark humor, murder, witnessing a crime, filmmaking, artists and showbiz, professional killer, killer, underworld, professional ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
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490K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
Style:
dark comedy, neo noir, humorous, atmospheric, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
dark humor, hitman, redemption, haunted by the past, guilt, death, tourist, dialogue, shooting, dwarf, friendship, suicidal ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, future, medieval times, 21st century
Place:
bruges, europe, ireland, london, amsterdam ...
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10K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, hitman, friendship, starting over, heroic bloodshed, frame up, danger, dishonesty, vengeance, babies and infants, professional killer, crime boss ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
east asia, china, macau
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
Style:
dark comedy, witty, black comedy, clever, offbeat ...
Plot:
hitman, assassin, gangster, organized crime, dark humor, gang, love and romance, rehabilitation, recovery, polish, going straight, addiction ...
Time:
70s
Place:
san francisco, usa, new york, los angeles, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, stylized, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, heroic bloodshed, hitman, vengeance, gangster, danger, murder, chef, professional killer, gunfight, violence, triad ...
Place:
hong kong, macau, china, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Style:
neo noir, brutal, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
robbery, violence, mafia, organized crime, gangster, hitman, poker, brutality, crime gone awry, assassin, murder, sex ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2008, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, florida, orlando florida, new orleans
Is relevant?
49K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Sweden, Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, art house, creepy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
folk horror, hitman, contract killer, ritual sacrifice, violent, husband murders wife, child killed, masked killer, brutality, infection, gory, murder ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
united kingdom, britain, yorkshire, england, seattle
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, mafia, abusive husband, betrayal, who to trust, danger, criminal heroes, faked death, professional killer, crime boss, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
romania, london, united kingdom, england, bucharest
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when ...
Style:
neo noir, road movie, surprise ending, cult classic, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
child in peril, hitman, assassin, kidnapping, child kidnapping, professional killer, killer, hostage, witness protection program, witness, on the road, little boy ...
Time:
80s, year 1988
Place:
austin texas, texas, oklahoma, houston texas
Is relevant?
68K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
woman with a gun, one woman army, assassin, female agent, female assassin, female spy, female killer, strong female lead, contract killing, female warrior, espionage, revenge ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
saudi arabia, paris france, boston, france
Is relevant?
10K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful part of his life. He ...
Style:
dark comedy, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
hitman, murder, midlife crisis, therapy, secrets, family business, character study, psychologist, infidelity, love affair, going straight, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Morocco, Ukraine, Italy
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
John Wick is on the run for two reasons… he’s being hunted for a global $14 million dollar open contract on his life, and for breaking a central rule: taking a life on Continental Hotel grounds. The victim was a member of the High Table who ...
Style:
brutal, exciting, tense, harsh, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
one man army, vengeance, gunfight, criminal's revenge, hitman, tough guy, rescue, shooting, brutality, danger, revenge, martial arts ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, future
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, north africa, manhattan new york city, north america ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
Style:
surreal, grindhouse, absurd, experimental, neo noir ...
Plot:
yakuza, surrealism, hitman, assassin, killer, sex, organized crime, professional killer, gangster, contract killer, female nudity, fetish ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this bifurcated crime narrative, a disillusioned hitman attempts to escape from his violent lifestyle against the wishes of his partner, who is infatuated with him, and an eccentric mute repeatedly encounters, then subsequently falls for, a ...
Style:
surreal, perverse, sexy, neo noir, visual ...
Plot:
couple relations, killer, couples, hitman, existentialism, melancholy, videotaping, obsessive love, criminal heroes, love affair, partners in crime, triad ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, tokyo, india
Is relevant?
92K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, tense, clever, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, revenge, sniper, assassination, rivalry, spy, contract killer, hotel, mexican standoff, bank, cat ...
Time:
90s
Place:
puerto rico, usa, seattle, south america, detroit ...
Is relevant?
158K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks ...
Style:
romantic, touching, sexy, rom com, suspense ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
love story, love, interracial romance, bodyguard, singer, love and romance, music, white male black female relationship, enemies to lovers, stalker, relationships, interracial love ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, future, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, miami, california, usa, beverly hills
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Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
MOON LEE and YUKARI OSHIMA have been trained as assassins by their adoptive father FOK. The pre-credits sequence details their training at a very early age, and clearly differentiates the personalities of the two girls/women; the vicious nature of ...
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, female killer, female assassin, professional killer, strong female lead, fistfight, shooting, violent death, child killed, traitor, boy killed ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, indonesia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Confusing realities surface in this paranoid film dealing with the fragile nature of a young woman (Anne Parillaud) recovering from rape and an apparent attempted suicide. In one reality, she is a killer destroyer of men. In another she is the new ...
Style:
psychological thriller, independent film, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
assassin, surrealism, wizards and magicians, honeymoon, professional killer, female assassin, voodoo, psychology, erotica, nightmare, serial killer, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle, jamaica
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, Austria, France, UK, Germany, Spain, Sweden
Duration: 384 min.
TV show
Story:
Corrado Cattani is a police inspector whose life is devoted to fighting the Italian mafia (known here as "La Piovra" or "The Octopus").
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, bleak, bad ending ...
Plot:
mafia, cosa nostra, murder, law enforcement, society, fighting crime, family relations, family life, police investigation, organized crime, smuggling, gangster ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
sicily, palermo italy, italy, europe, southern italy
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