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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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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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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

Linklater's curiosity is endearing—and enduring—but what makes him a major director is that he's less interested in easy answers than hard truths.

Jun 15, 2024

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

The talk in Hit Man, which conveys the twisted fury of desire, makes this film a far more satisfying and substantial love story...

Jun 15, 2024

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

It's 97 percent critics, 93 percent audiences on Rotten Tomatoes; yup, it's a hit, man.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 17, 2024

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Vincent Mancini

The #Content Report (Substack)

A pleasant enough watch, but when it comes time to choose between comic book reality and grounded reality, 'Hit Man' ends up sort of halfway between.

Rated: B-

Jun 17, 2024

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Martin Carr

martincarr.co.uk

This ultra-cool take on the assassination sub-genre, finds Glen Powell on top form as Gary Johnson. A full-time teacher and part-time undercover operative who masquerades as a hitman. Be sure to check this out on Netflix sooner rather than later.

Jun 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

06/05/24

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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, Cinetic Media, AGC Studios, Barnstorm Productions, Aggregate Films, Monarch Media, Detour Filmproduction, Netflix, ShivHans Pictures
Rating: R (Some Violence|Sexual Content|Language Throughout)
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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