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The Killer

2024 · 126 min

A stylish, bullet-riddled thriller with a cool antihero, shifting alliances, and bursts of kinetic action.

Directed by: John Woo
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington

Tagline: Some alliances form. Others will crumble.
Overview: Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.

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Directed by: John Woo
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
redemption
survival
violence
crime
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, thriller, crime
Directed by: John Woo
Written by: Matthew Stuecken, Brian Helgeland, Josh Campbell
Starring: Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington, Diana Silvers, Saïd Taghmaoui, Angeles Woo, Éric Cantona, Tchéky Karyo
Music: Marco Beltrami
Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Runtime: 126 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: French, English

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