Films featuring assassins and hitmen — professional killers with codes, contracts, and complications.
Assassin Hitman Movies — 61 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.
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Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in L...
No Country for Old Men
2007
Joel Coen
7.9
Crime, Thriller, Western
United States of America
122
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Le Samouraï
1967
Jean-Pierre Melville
7.8
Crime, Thriller, Drama
France
105
After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.
Fallen Angels
1995
Wong Kar-Wai
7.7
Action, Romance, Crime
Hong Kong
98
An assassin goes through obstacles as he attempts to escape his violent lifestyle despite the opposition of his partner, who is secretly attracted to him.
John Wick
2014
Chad Stahelski
7.5
Action, Thriller
United States of America
101
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
Paul McGuigan
7.5
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Canada
110
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
Chad Stahelski
7.4
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
131
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his...
Bullet Train
2022
David Leitch
7.4
Action, Comedy, Thriller
United States of America
126
Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives...
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
Chad Stahelski
7.3
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
122
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
Paul Greengrass
7.3
Action, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
108
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is for...
Road to Perdition
2002
Sam Mendes
7.3
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
117
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
Ballerina
2025
Len Wiseman
7.3
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
125
Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
Collateral
2004
Michael Mann
7.2
Drama, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
120
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Nikita
1990
Luc Besson
7.1
Action, Thriller
France
117
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
The Accountant²
2025
Gavin O'Connor
7.1
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
133
When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In partnership with Marybeth Medina, they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless n...
Anthropoid
2016
Sean Ellis
7.1
History, Thriller, War
Czech Republic
120
In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.
Nobody 2
2025
Timo Tjahjanto
7
Action, Thriller
United States of America
89
Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.
Ichi the Killer
2001
Takashi Miike
7
Action, Crime, Horror
Japan
129
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
Looper
2012
Rian Johnson
6.9
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
United States of America
118
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob dec...
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
Patrick Hughes
6.9
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Bulgaria
118
The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Valkyrie
2008
Bryan Singer
6.9
Drama, Thriller, War
Germany
121
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both lea...
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
Doug Liman
6.7
Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Switzerland
120
A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.
Crank
2006
Brian Taylor
6.7
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
88
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.
Anna
2019
Luc Besson
6.7
Action, Adventure, Thriller
France
119
Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
Patrick Hughes
6.7
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Bulgaria
117
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryc...
Ninja Assassin
2009
James McTeigue
6.7
Action, Adventure, Thriller
United States of America
99
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, R...
Memory
2022
Martin Campbell
6.7
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
114
Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his e...
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
George Clooney
6.7
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, History
Germany
113
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
Hanna
2011
Joe Wright
6.6
Action, Thriller, Adventure
Germany
111
Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nea...
Colombiana
2011
Olivier Megaton
6.6
Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
France
108
After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible ...
The Killer
2023
David Fincher
6.6
Crime, Thriller
United States of America
118
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021
Taylor Sheridan
6.6
Thriller, Action
Canada
100
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
The Mother
2023
Niki Caro
6.6
Action, Thriller
United States of America
115
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
The Protégé
2021
Martin Campbell
6.6
Action, Thriller
Bulgaria
109
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As...
Wanted
2008
Timur Bekmambetov
6.5
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
110
Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan...
The Mechanic
2011
Simon West
6.5
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
93
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code requiring professional perfection and total detachment. One of an elite group of assassins, Bishop may be the best in the business - with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When Harry McKenna, his close friend and ...
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
Guy Hamilton
6.5
Adventure, Action, Thriller
United Kingdom
125
Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Good...
The Living Daylights
1987
John Glen
6.5
Action, Adventure, Thriller
United Kingdom
130
After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.
Assassins
1995
Richard Donner
6.5
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
132
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun 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 Iceman
2012
Ariel Vromen
6.5
Thriller, Crime, Drama
United States of America
105
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
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