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Entries Tagged as 'Hitman'

The General (1998)

September 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Synopsis
Emerging from his home on the southside of Dublin, Martin Cahill (Brendan Gleeson) is shot in his driveway. Moving back in time, a young Cahill (Eamonn Owens) is chased home by police after nicking groceries for his family. Cahill’s petty robberies land the boy in a Catholic reformatory. Eighteen years later, he’s […]

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Tags: Based on book · Gangsters and hoodlums · Heist · Hitman · Interrogation

Léon / The Professional (1994)

May 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Synopsis
At a restaurant in Little Italy, Tony (Danny Aiello) dispatches a quiet, milk-sipping stranger named Léon (Jean Reno) to settle a business dispute. Infiltrating a hotel where a rival […]

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Tags: Crooked officer · Gangsters and hoodlums · Hitman · Master and pupil · Shootout

True Romance (1993)

April 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Synopsis
After failing to cajole a woman in a bar to join him for a triple feature of Sonny Chiba movies, Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) goes to the theater alone. There he […]

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Tags: Cult favorite · Famous line · Father/son relationship · Gangsters and hoodlums · Hitman · Interrogation · Master and pupil · Prostitute · Road trip · Shootout · Unconventional romance

Collateral (2004)

April 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Synopsis
Max (Jamie Foxx) starts his shift driving a cab in Los Angeles. He picks up a fare named Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith) headed to the Federal Courthouse. Ignoring her instruction to take side streets, Max bets […]

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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Gangsters and hoodlums · Hitman · No opening credits · Shootout · Train