The Killer
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1989
1h 50m
R
Cantonese
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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The Killer
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.
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7.9
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90
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Cast
Ah Jong
Insp. Li Ying / Little Eagle
Jennie
Hay Wong Hoi
Sidney Fung
Sgt. Tsang Yeh
Frank Chen
Teddy Wong Hung
Tony Wong Tung Yuen
Chief Inspector Tu
Inspector Chan
Sniper
Cheung Wan
Policeman
Hay's Man
Teddy's Man
Frank's Killer
Review Board Officer (uncredited)
Bodyguard A
Bodyguard B
Shooter At Beach (uncredited)
Shooter at Beach (uncredited)
Gangster (uncredited)
Trash Lady (uncredited)
Wong Hoi's Thug (uncredited)
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drqshadow
/10 10 months ago
Writer / director John Woo essentially invented a sub-genre with the string of hits he released in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Later dubbed “heroic bloodshed” films, their plots typically place a conscientious anti-hero in conflict with his superiors, pitting loyalty against a private code More
Jordyep
/10 5 months ago
You can instantly recognize the same spirit as the _John Wick_ movies in this, some very cool use of dramatic lighting and inventive set pieces. I just wish John Woo had a better sense of taste when it comes to acting, dialogue and particularly editing. I'm glad he toned the kitsch factor down just More
NotoriousX
/10 9 years ago
The Killer ended up in front of me in the early nineties along with a bunch of other Hong Kong action flicks. At the time, I gobbled up just about anything that looked like it had action scenes in it, and the HK movies were a welcome addition. The Killer was the first of them I saw and from then on More
Filipe Manuel Neto
one year ago
**Action, lots of action, in a slow but elegant film.**
It was the first time, to my knowledge, that I saw a film made in Hong Kong. John Woo, its director, gained some international notoriety and would even, long after this film, have some work in western cinema. In general, I liked the movie. I More
It was the first time, to my knowledge, that I saw a film made in Hong Kong. John Woo, its director, gained some international notoriety and would even, long after this film, have some work in western cinema. In general, I liked the movie. I More
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