# The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

> A disgraced protection agent and a volatile assassin must survive a lethal journey to an international courtroom while trading insults and bullets.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/248364

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Patrick Hughes
- Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek Pinault, Élodie Yung, Richard E. Grant, Joaquim de Almeida, Kirsty Mitchell
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1959563/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: irreverent, witty, propulsive, action movie night, late summer entertainment

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