Assassination Games
Seen it?2011 | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 17 times its budget, but a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz held it back. 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 crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are terminated.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$138 million worldwide on a $8 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ernie Barbarash
- Jean-Claude Van DammeVincent Brazil
- Scott AdkinsRoland Flint
- Ivan KayePolo Yakur
- Kevin ChapmanCulley
- Marija KaranOctober
- Bianca BreeAnna Flint
- Michael HiggsGodfrey
- Valentin TeodosiuBlanchard
- Kris Van DammeSchell
- Alin PancKovacs