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The Hit

1984 · 98 min

A slow, sunlit road trip that tightens into quiet dread, with philosophical calm colliding against sudden violence.

Tagline
Even bad guys have bad days.
Overview
Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • fate
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, crime
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Written by
Peter Prince
Starring
John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Tim Roth, Laura del Sol, Bill Hunter, Fernando Rey, Jim Broadbent, Lennie Peters
Music
Paco de Lucía
Cinematography
Mike Molloy
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish

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