The Killer's Game

2024
R
1h 44m

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5.7/10

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Action Comedy Thriller

When a hitman is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assa... Read allWhen a hitman is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues.When a hitman is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

8.5K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Trivia
Was originally set up at the now defunct STX Entertainment with Jason Statham being eyes to star.

Goofs
The doctor urgently contacts Joe at midnight about the incorrect test results. Since the doctor does not know about the assassins coming for Joe, his urgency makes little sense.

The doctor may have not been aware of the assassins, but he may have still been mortified over the misdiagnosis, and he wanted to clear things up with Joe straight away.

Quotes
Maize: You kill people?
Joe Flood: That's what an assassin is, yeah.

Connections
Referenced in The Bonebridger: Gladiator 2 Might Lose a TON OF MONEY (2024)

Soundtracks
Clap for the Killers
Performed by Street Sweeper Social Club
Written by Boots Riley, Tom Morello
Published by BMG / Street Sweepers SC Music (BMI)
Licensed courtesy of Cooking Vinyl Limited

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Featured review

7/10

The summer fun I was looking for

When I saw the trailer for this thing my immediate thought was: "This looks really stupid... but, it might be MY KIND of stupid." And boy, was I right on the money! I take a risk on movies like this from time to time, fully expecting that I'm either going to love it or hate it. Cocaine Bear, for example, I freakin hated. This movie? I had a fantastic time from start to finish.

It's fun, it's action packed, it doesn't waste time. If you haven't seen the trailer, I wouldn't even watch it, because you'll probably enjoy it even more going in blind. It's a stylish, over the top action thriller with a script that got me to genuinely LOL a few times. That's a rare enough thing.

It's also Dave Bautista's first outing as a leading man. He's proven himself a competent performer in the Dune films and a few other supporting roles. I wouldn't call him a great actor, but he's a hell of a lot better than The Rock is ever going to be.

Sadly, The Killer's Game is getting no traction at the box office. Want another reason to support it? It's exactly the kind of mid-budget movie that barely exists anymore. A 30 million dollar risk on something that's not a sequel or established IP. Those are precisely the kind of films that deserve your money, especially if you're tired of the bleak, planned universe dystopia and rehash mill our theaters have become.

This is, frankly, the summer movie more people should've seen instead of Deadpool & Wolverine. If you like cheesy, fun, action fare like "Shoot Em Up" And "Bullet Train", you should definitely give The Killer's Game a watch.