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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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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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Hit Man (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Christina Newland iNews.co.uk A crime romp with a lightness of touch that feels increasingly rare. Rated: 4/5 Sep 17, 2024 Full Review Hit Man (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) 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 Full Review Hit Man (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) 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 Full Review Hit Man (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) 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 Full Review Hit Man (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) 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 Full Review Hit Man (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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David Glen Powell is a superstar! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/24 Full Review 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 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review Jeff G great plot, nice romance, two leads had great chemistry. Glen Powell is now a Star Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review 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 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Max A pleasant watch, good scenario and actors. Unexpected ending! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/31/24 Full Review Carol Its starts out slow and not what you think but in the end it was a good movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Richard Linklater Director Glen Powell Gary Johnson Adria Arjona Maddy Masters Austin Amelio Jasper Retta Actor Sanjay Rao Actor
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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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