Hit Man

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Hit Man

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Released May 24

1h 53m

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Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater's sunlit neo-noir stars Glen Powell as strait-laced professor Gary Johnson, who moonlights as a fake hit man for the New Orleans Police Department. Preternaturally gifted at inhabiting different guises and personalities to catch hapless people hoping to bump off their enemies, Gary descends into morally dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to one of those potential criminals, a beautiful young woman named Madison (Adria Arjona). As Madison falls for one of Gary's hit man personas -- the mysteriously sexy Ron -- their steamy affair sets off a chain reaction of play acting, deception, and escalating stakes.

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Critics Consensus

A deceptively dark thriller that's also loaded with laughs, Hit Man is an outstanding showcase for leading man Glen Powell -- and one of the most purely entertaining films of Richard Linklater's career.

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Cheesy and easy-peasy, Hit Man skates on its handsome stars Glenn Powell and Adria Arjona’s charisma and Richard Linklater’s reliable guile.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

A crime romp with a lightness of touch that feels increasingly rare.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 17, 2024

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Based on a profile of Johnson in Texas Monthly magazine, by Skip Hollandsworth, this old-fashioned sexy caper makes merry with unreliable narration, slapstick and the stress of remembering which lie you told.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 13, 2024

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

...three different movies but never feels disconnected or disjointed. It transforms into character as effortlessly and entertainingly as Powell does.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 15, 2024

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Chalice Williams

Black Girl Nerds

Truly can’t say enough good things about it as there isn’t any element the film lacked.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 29, 2024

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Dan Buffa

Dose of Buffa

Linklater’s movie moves like a jazz tune, but it’s more style than substance. Either it wasn’t for me, or I wanted more.

Aug 19, 2024

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Tim Miller

Cape Cod Wave Magazine

The film’s at its best in the funny early sequences, as Gary successfully takes on the tough, assured hit-man persona and fools a variety of customers into revealing their deadly intentions during restaurant meetings.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 17, 2024

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David

Glen Powell is a superstar!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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J

Loved it and Glen Powell is great in it! The one thing I didn't like was that at the end, he replaced his cats with dogs :(

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Jeff G

great plot, nice romance, two leads had great chemistry. Glen Powell is now a Star

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Patrick

This movie was an absolute delight. I’m not a rom com person but those elements of this movie were amazing. Some of the best on screen chemistry I’ve seen in a while. Highly recommend this in the theater if you get the chance!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Max

A pleasant watch, good scenario and actors. Unexpected ending!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/31/24

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Carol

Its starts out slow and not what you think but in the end it was a good movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/28/24

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Synopsis

Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater's sunlit neo-noir stars Glen Powell as strait-laced professor Gary Johnson, who moonlights as a fake hit man for the New Orleans Police Department. Preternaturally gifted at inhabiting different guises and personalities to catch hapless people hoping to bump off their enemies, Gary descends into morally dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to one of those potential criminals, a beautiful young woman named Madison (Adria Arjona). As Madison falls for one of Gary's hit man personas -- the mysteriously sexy Ron -- their steamy affair sets off a chain reaction of play acting, deception, and escalating stakes.

Director: Richard Linklater
Producer: Jason Bateman, Mike Blizzard, Michael Costigan, Richard Linklater, Glen Powell
Screenwriter: Richard Linklater, Glen Powell, Skip Hollandsworth
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Detour Pictures, Barnstorm Productions, Monarch Media, ShivHans Pictures, Aggregate Films, Netflix, AGC Studios, Cinetic Media, Detour Filmproduction
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language Throughout|Some Violence)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2024
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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