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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Hitman'
The General (1998)
September 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tags: 24 hour time frame · Gangsters and hoodlums · Hitman · No opening credits · Shootout · Train









