Assassins

Name: Assassins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1995-10-06
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, Anatoli Davydov, Muse Watson

1995 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, 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 crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood: Tense, gritty.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 2 hr 12 min.
What might put you off: Rated R: expect violence.
Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his female target and becomes a marked man himself.

How it earned its rating

CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$30 million worldwide on a $50 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 133K people sought it out in the past year