Lately, I've been enjoying movies featuring assassins. Here are ones I've watched so far:


Assassins - fun popcorn flick, this makes my 2nd time watching it, and the plot holes were a bit annoying.


Lucky Number Slevin - awful title for a movie. I had no interest or idea what it was about. It started out in a quirky art film style. I also can't stand Josh Hartnett. Despite my misgivings, this movie blew me away, and is now in my top 10. It is smart, funny, and a must see for fans of movies like The Usual Suspects. And it has another classic Willis line:

"I'm a world-class assassin, fuckhead. How do you think I found out? "



The Professional - one of the best movies from the 90s. Still holds up well today. I miss Gary Oldmen being the ultimate baddy.


Collateral - well directed with its own unique mood and style. Tom Cruise is so quiet and deadly in this film.


Hitman - some good action scenes, but this movie made absolutely no sense to me.

No Country for Old Men - like a lot of people, I didn't really get the ending. It plays as a fun chase movie, then suddenly changes its mind and goes more for the art film storytelling. The 2nd time I watched it, I enjoyed it a lot more especially digging into the twisted moral code of Anton Chigurh.


Can anyone recommend some other movies about assassins?

grosse point blank

Wanted
Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Day of the Jackal (avoid the remake)

The Killer by John Woo

Le Samourai

Two more recent ones I really liked a lot. Not so much the typical assassin/hitman films.

In Bruges
The Matador

I came here to post both of these ... I really enjoyed both.

Anime:
THE PROFESSIONAL: GOLGO 13 (1983)
GOLGO 13: QUEEN BEE (1998)

Hong Kong:
BLACK CAT (1991) (remake of LA FEMME NIKITA and far superior, IMHO)
BLACK CAT II: THE ASSASSINATION OF YELTSIN (1992)

Hollywood:
SUDDENLY (1954) Frank Sinatra goes after the President
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) - a bit of a stretch, but I think it fits
JFK (1991)

Fulltime Killer

Totally forgot about that one. Fun movie. I'll add it to my Netflix. Thanks!

This Gun For Hire (1942) - starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. It is one of the foundation films of the sub-genre. It's somewhat disheartening to see how little it gets mentioned in comparison to its offspring - LE SAMOURAI - and the rest.

nevermind already mentioned

probably heresy, but i liked the American remake better

Japan

Branded to Kill (classic)
Samurai Assassin (chambara)
Gunslinger Girl (anime series)
Kite (anime film - just be wary of the different cuts)

and on some level ...
Ichi the Killer

In the Line of Fire

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/...man-movie.html

Possible: Lone Wolf & Cub series

I don't generally watch 'em, but one that I really enjoyed was The Long Kiss Goodnight.

Rob

The Killing Kind (aka Mr. In-Between) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0280962/

Good to see I'm somewhat consistent ..although I did forget, Munich. Excellent film.

I must second (third?) this recommendation from the linked thread:



Dirt cheap from Amazon Marketplace since it was one of the Big Lots $3 titles, and worth every penny (and then some).

Smokin' Aces was a fun movie. Great cast.

Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai
Diary of a Hitman
The Package

Bob