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Assassins

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Assassin Robert Rath (Sylvester Stallone) arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness rival hired gun Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas) complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his target, Electra (Julianne Moore), and becomes a marked man himself.
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Ian Nathan Empire Magazine 03/02/2012
2/5
The action is stilted and infrequent, reduced to indifferent gun play, car chases and one standout explosion when a gas main ignites. Go to Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 09/07/2011
C
There's so much dead air floating around in this icy-cool thriller that the director, Richard Donner, seems to be trying for an art-house version of his Lethal Weapon series (The 400 Blows to Your Head?). Go to Full Review Jonathan Taylor Variety 03/26/2009
A not-much-fun high-tech actioner. Go to Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times Sep 19
3/5
Banderas gets away with a lazy performance, Stallone is a lot more interesting, but Moore has the best lines. Go to Full Review Quentin Falk Sunday Mirror (UK) Dec 17
2/5
[A] violent but overlong and wordy thriller. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/09/2020
6/10
A sensational collection of gun battles, face-offs, and car chases embellishes a destructive cat and mouse endeavor. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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cameron c Aug 3 It's a fun movie. Banderas does a pretty good job as the unhinged Miguel and Stallone (though has a very narrow range as usual) is passable as the morose Robert. Honestly this flick is more interesting than 80% of action movies, I'm not sure what the critics were smoking with this one. See more Peter D Apr 24 I liked it. Never heard of it but Sly, Mr. Moore AB were great and the movie did not seem trite. Kept me interested. The RaT critics are a bunch of pretentious idiots so I never pay any attention to them. See more AD 3 Apr 22 As usual, these critics are pathetic. This movie is seriously underrated, Stallone and Banderas light the screen on fire. There's some lulls but this movie is still better than just about any of the garbage action movies put out today. And thats the thing, ultimately this is an action movie, not some drama, yet theres surprisingly good acting although I feel like Moores role could've been written better and she didn't exactly step up to the 2 leads level. This site continues to grade movies based off really poor critics See more Ivana C 11/19/2024 Underrated film, this is in fact, Nolan's Joker, or better, Heath Ledger and all subsequent Jokers' source, Banderas' Miguel assassin. See more Jose R 11/08/2024 Corny movie. Unrealistic police chases, and gun duels. Banderas tries too hard in his role as an unhinged hitman. Stallone plays the same role he does in just about all of his films. Calm but ready when needs to be, no depth. Predictable. See more Sarah C 11/06/2024 Banderas plays a fantastic crazed assassin role and Stallone is just as good at playing well organised assassin but my word they really gave Moore the dumbest character in the world. She never listens and has the nerve to be surprised over the consequences. Irritates me throughout the entire bloody movie. See more Read all reviews
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Richard Donner

Director

Sylvester Stallone

Robert Rath

Antonio Banderas

Miguel Bain

Julianne Moore

Electra

Anatoli Davydov

Nicolai Tashlinkov

Muse Watson

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Assassins

ANTONIO BANDERAS (left) and SYLVESTER STALLONE (right). ANTONIO BANDERAS. SYLVESTER STALLONE (center). Assassins (1995) Assassins (1995) View more photos

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Synopsis Assassin Robert Rath (Sylvester Stallone) arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness rival hired gun Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas) complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his target, Electra (Julianne Moore), and becomes a marked man himself.
Director
Richard Donner
Producer
Richard Donner, Bruce A. Evans, Andrew Lazar, Joel Silver
Screenwriter
Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Brian Helgeland
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Donner/Schuler-Donner, Silver Pictures, Evansgideon/Lazar, Warner Brothers
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 6, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2008
Runtime
2h 12m
Sound Mix
Surround, SDDS, Dolby Stereo, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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