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Hostile Takeover

2025 · 89 min

A breezy, punchy action-comedy with a hitman trying to stay sober while dodging bullets and backstabbing bosses.

Overview
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • addiction
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Michael Hamilton-Wright
Written by
Burton L. Warner, Michael Hamilton-Wright
Starring
Michael Jai White, Aimee Stolte, Dawn Olivieri, John Littlefield, Aleks Paunovic, Benjamin Joel Arcé, Alex Mallari Jr., Damon Runyan
Cinematography
Dante Yore
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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