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      I Hired a Contract Killer

      Released Sep 13, 1990 1h 19m Comedy List
      Reviews 87% 500+ Ratings Audience Score A suicidal man (Jean-Pierre Léaud) hires a terminally ill killer to bump him off, then changes his mind. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member kaurismaki doesn't miss in his english debut... an exquisite film, an absolute must see, with a cameo from the Clash's Joe Strummer and a great soundtrack of obscure tunes from Aki's dusty shelf. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Overlooked and probably the best Kaurismaki film ever made Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Magnificent use of color tone, and an attractive story-line. Its interesting that when you look up to the film information and finds that the man in this story is the boy in 400 Blows. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite setting in England featuring a French actor, you can easily feel the Finnish humour. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review sarfaraz a I Hired a Contract Killer British/German/Swedish film directed and written by legendary Finnish director Aki Kauiskaki (Le Havre). Film stars French actor Jean-Peirre Léud (former child-actor renowned for playing in legendary French director François Truffaut's The 400 Blows) and Margi Clarke. Set in England: A French man named Henri Boulanger (Jean-Pierre Léud) has been working for the past 15 years in a company; all of a sudden, he is made redundant from his job. He is given a golden wristwatch as token from the company. He has been lonely and depressed, eventually attempts to commit suicide - when hanging himself with a fine rope that he purchases, fails; later, he decides to suffocate to death by turning on the gas and sticking up his head inside a stove, unfortunately that too goes off in the nick of the time due to workers strike at gas companies. Ultimately, he hires a contract killer to kill him - this wish of his lives for short, since, the next day he falls in love with a flower-seller woman. Now, he must terminate the contract or else the murderer has already hit on the trails. Jean-Pierre is humbly innocent in this film. Excellent production designing, perfect tranquility pertained by the actors to solidify the characters. Although the movie is dark-comedy and yet it bears strong message, anyone who has gone through loneliness should certify the movie to portray original aspects experienced by ordinary hard-hit people. Pure entertainment with mesmerizing soundtracks. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A quirky crime comedy with an intriguing premise--Grows on you!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A suicidal man (Jean-Pierre Léaud) hires a terminally ill killer to bump him off, then changes his mind.
      Director
      Aki Kaurismäki
      Screenwriter
      Aki Kaurismäki
      Distributor
      Pandora Filmverleih
      Production Co
      Channel Four Films
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 13, 1990, Original
      Runtime
      1h 19m
      Sound Mix
      Mono