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Hitman 2 (Korean: 히트맨 2) is a 2025 South Korean action comedy film directed by Choi Won-sub. The film, a sequel to the 2020 film Hitman: Agent Jun, stars Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Joon-ho, Lee Yi-kyung, Hwang Woo-seul-hye, Kim Sung-oh, and Lee Ji-won. [2] It was released on January 22, 2025. [3]
A hitman, on the other hand, is a term that is often synonymous with contract killer although it can also be used to denote a criminal who frequently carries out a targeted killing (referred to as a "hit") on behalf of an organized crime syndicate to which they are affiliated with.
I Hired a Contract Killer is a film directed, produced and written by the Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki in 1990. It is a Finnish-British-German-Swedish co-production and stars the renowned French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film also features a cameo appearance by Joe Strummer as a guitar player. [4]
On 16 October 2000, DVD was released by Hong Kong Legends in the United Kingdom in Region 2. [1] Five years later, The Jet Li Collection DVD was released on 25 July 2005 at a 2 disc set including The Master. [2] In 2002, an edited version with a hip-hop soundtrack was released on DVD in the United States as Contract Killer. [3]
It follows an undercover New Orleans police contractor who poses as a reliable hitman as he tries to save a woman in need. The basic premise was based on the true story of a college professor who worked for the Houston police in the late 1980s and 1990s as a fake hitman , as described in a 2001 magazine article by Skip Hollandsworth .
Films about contract killers, people hired by another party to kill a targeted person or persons. Contract killing involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise.
Christopher Dale Flannery, nicknamed "Mr Rent-a-Kill" (born 1948 – disappeared 9 May 1985 [1]) is alleged to have been an Australian contract killer.Growing up in a working class background in a culture that was suspicious of police, after leaving Melbourne he entered a life of crime and gang warfare that ended with his disappearance.
Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (also known as Accident Man 2) is a 2022 martial arts action comedy thriller directed by Kirby Brothers and starring Scott Adkins (who also co-wrote the script with Stu Small), Ray Stevenson (in his final film released during his lifetime), Perry Benson and Sarah Chang.