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The Killer

The Killer

2023
R
118 min
Action Adventure Crime

Plot Summary

Solitary, cold, methodical and unencumbered by scruples or regrets, a killer waits in the shadows, watching for his next target. Yet, the longer he waits, the more he thinks he's losing his mind, if not his cool.

6.7
IMDb Rating
85%
Rotten Tomatoes
73
Metacritic
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Ratings & Reviews

6.7
IMDb Rating
85%
Rotten Tomatoes
73
Metacritic

Technical Details

118 min
Runtime
10 Nov 2023
Release Date
R
Content Rating
Movie
Content Type
2023
Year
Genres
Action Adventure Crime

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User Reviews

Manuel São Bento

6.0/10
Recent

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-killer-venice-film-festival-review-a-tense-yet-superficial-experience/ "The Killer is unquestionably the simplest, most straightforward movie of David Fincher's career, for better and for worse. On one hand, Michael Fassbender's melancholy narration and magnetic performance, as well as the moody cinematography and throbbing score, contribute to the immersive, tension-driven experience remarkably idealized and executed by the filmmaker. ...

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BornKnight

8.0/10
Recent

Raw and ruthless - The Killer by David Fincher is basically a 75% thriller 25% action movie that tells about the daily life of a hired hitman - that makes a mistake on job (this is shown in the first 30 min). Then he and who he cares (a girlfriend in Dominican Republic) will pay the price - but things aren't so easy. It reminded me very much the ecstasy of seeing the fist movie incarnation of 007 by Daniel Craig raw violence and not a snobby agent on a suit. He won't let those whom did he th...

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MovieGuys

6.0/10
Recent

The Killer presents a stylish front, intelligent narration and quality performances, backed by compelling cinematography. That said, when you take a step back, its still "just another" hit man flick, leaving far shallower footsteps, than say, Leon: The Professional. Its essentially driven by a very basic story, that's too truncated to add up to anything meaningful, partially compensated for by lashings of action packed, exposition and a degree of quality narrative. In and of itself, i...

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