The story of Leon and Matilda has long taken its place of honor on the shelf with classics. But there are others! Hold 20 of the best hitman and hitman movies - from action films to comedies, from science fiction to references to real events!
1. Mechanic (2011)
Killer Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is calculating, cold-blooded and very neat. They are called "mechanics". But the new task even touched him - you need to remove your friend Harry (Donald Sutherland).
2. Lay low in Bruges (2007)
Boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) sends Irish hitmen Ken (Brendan Gleeson) and Ray (Colin Farrell) to get rid of the priest. But on the mission, they accidentally kill the boy as well, so they are forced to go to the bottom at the behest of Harry.
3. Night flight (2005)
Before the flight, Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) meets Jackson Rippner (Cillian Murphy), who turns out to be her travel companion. Only here Rippner is a terrorist and murderer who has his own plans for the girl.
4. John Wick (2014)
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a former hitman who retired after his wife died. Joseph Tarasov (Alfie Allen) and his assistants attack John, but they have no idea who they contacted.
5. Professional (1981)
Agent Josselin Beaumont (Jean-Paul Belmondo) must eliminate the president of a certain African country. But at the last moment, the plans changed, and the authorities turned over Beaumont to the authorities of the African republic.
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6. Hitman (2007)
Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant) is hired to assassinate the President. He carries out the task, but the customer demands to get rid of the witness - the Russian prostitute Nina Voronina (Olga Kurylenko).
7. Jackal Day (1973)
The conspirators, led by Bastien-Thiry (Jean Sorel), make an unsuccessful attempt on the life of General de Gaulle, President of France. After the group is arrested, its surviving members hire a professional, nicknamed the Jackal (Edward Fox).
8. The killer's bodyguard (2017)
Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) was an elite bodyguard before he blundered. A former lover and an Interpol agent asks for his help in protecting the assassin Darius Kinkade (Samuel Jackson), who is the only one who can testify against the dictator Vladislav Duhovich (Gary Oldman).
9. Crying killer (1995)
Artist Emu O'Hara (Julie Kondra) is an accidental witness to the murder of the son of a yakuza leader. But instead of killing her, the killer (Mark Dacascos) tells her his name and lets her go. Emu paints his portrait and knows for sure that one day he will return.
10. I Hired a Killer (1990)
Henri (Jean-Pierre Leo) is a lonely loser who loses his job and decides to commit suicide. But he fails even that, and then he hires a professional hitman.
11. Shooter (2007)
Former Marine Bob Lee Swaigger (Mark Wahlberg) is one of the best snipers in the United States. Colonel Johnson (Danny Glover) asks him to help track down the killer who is planning to assassinate the president.
12. Accessory (2004)
The Stranger (Jason Statham) and Vincent (Tom Cruise) exchange briefcases. Taxi driver Max Durochet (Jamie Foxx) drives Assistant Attorney Annie Farrell (Jada Pinkett Smith). Vincent is his next client. Where it leads?
13. Hired Killers (1995)
Robert Red (Sylvester Stallone) is the best hitman haunted by the ghosts of the past. He wants to quit his job, and finally takes on the task of getting rid of the hacker Electra (Julianne Moore). The determined newcomer Miguel Bane (Antonio Banderas) takes on the same task.
14. Assassins (1946)
Killers kill at a gas station a small town Ole Andersen - a robber and former boxer nicknamed the Swede (Bert Lancaster). Insurance agent Jim Reardon (Edmond O'Brien) is trying to figure out why the Swede bequeathed all the money to the hotel maid.
15. Wanted (2008)
Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is an ordinary clerk in a large corporation.The mysterious girl Fox (Angelina Jolie) invites him to become the highest paid hitman in the world.
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16. Hired Assassin (1989)
Killer Jeffrey (Chow Yunfat) accidentally blinded singer Jenny during a mission. Trying to help, he blindfolded her with his white scarf. After a while they meet ...
17. Desperate (1995)
El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) is a former musician who was shot in the arm and killed his beloved. Now he calls himself Desperate and has traded his guitar for a mountain of weapons.
18. Nine Yards (2000)
Oz (Matthew Perry) is a depressed dentist living with debt, a wife and mother-in-law who hate him. But his life is turned upside down by his acquaintance with Jimmy Tulip (Bruce Willis), a hitman who crossed the path of a crime boss.
19. Samurai (1967)
Jeff Costello (Alain Delon) is a professional assassin who always has an impeccable alibi. But at the exit from the next assignment, he collides with the pianist Valerie (Kati Rozier).
20. Mr and Mrs Smith (2005)
Engineer John (Brad Pitt) and Technical Support Specialist Jane (Angelina Jolie) have been happily married for a long time. Both hide their real activities, but one day they both receive the same task - to eliminate the prisoner Benjamin Tank (Adam Brody).
