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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.
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]
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.
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]
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]
Contract Killers is a 2008 action film about a female assassin on the run from the law. The film was directed by Justin B. Rhodes, and stars Frida Farrell, [ 2 ] Nick Mancuso , and Rhett Giles with an appearance by Paul Cram .
Hit Man is a 2023 American romantic crime comedy film produced and directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell.The film stars Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, and Sanjay Rao.
Contract killers may exhibit serial killer traits, but are generally not classified as such because of third-party killing objectives and detached financial and emotional incentives. [2] [3] [4] Nevertheless, there are occasionally individuals that are labeled as both contract killers and serial killers. [4] [5] [6]