The Killer
Seen it?2024 | 126 min | Action, Thriller, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, 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.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 6 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
59% on Rotten Tomatoes, 60 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 PGA Award.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$319K worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 299K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Woo
- Nathalie EmmanuelZee
- Omar SySey
- Sam WorthingtonFinn
- Diana SilversJenn
- Saïd TaghmaouiPrince Majeb Bin Faheem
- Angeles WooChi Mai
- Éric CantonaGobert
- Tchéky KaryoTessier
- Grégory MontelJax
- Hugo Diego GarciaCoco