The Killer's Game
Seen it?2024 | 106 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (47% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking 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 and win back the love of his life before it's too late.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$6 million worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 177K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by J.J. Perry
- Dave BautistaJoe Flood
- Sofia BoutellaMaize Arnaud
- Terry CrewsCreighton Lovedahl
- Pom KlementieffAntoinette
- Daniel BernhardtMax
- Scott AdkinsAngus Mackenzie
- Andrew GallowayRory Mackenzie
- Marko ZarorEmilio "El Botas"
- Ben KingsleyZvi Rabinowitz
- Alex KingstonSharon Rabinowitz