Overview
An innocent cab driver gets caught in a web of crime and mistaken identity, leading to unexpected hilarity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- witty
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jurek Kiler is an innocent cab driver whom authorities and criminals believe to be a contract killer.
A mob boss frees Jurek and attempts to use the supposed Killer for further jobs, turning mafia business into comic material.
Jurek’s work as a cab driver sharply contrasts with the contract-killer identity imposed on him.
The central premise sustains comic tension because Jurek is innocent while the surrounding authorities and gangsters believe otherwise.
Films like Killer, and why
The Big Lebowski
mistaken-identity farce combining crime plotting, broad comedy, and an ordinary protagonist swept into criminal schemes
Analyze This
mob-related comic confusion, escalating criminal danger, and irreverent ensemble humor
Johnny English
fast-moving crime farce built around mistaken identity, criminals, and playful genre conventions
Movie Details
- Director
- Juliusz Machulski
- Release Date
- 1997-11-17
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (184)
Cast
- Cezary Pazura
- Małgorzata Kożuchowska
- Jerzy Stuhr
- Janusz Rewiński
- Katarzyna Figura
- Jan Englert
- Krzysztof Kiersznowski
- Marek Kondrat
- Jan Machulski
- Alex Murphy
Common questions
- What is Killer about?
- An ordinary Polish cab driver becomes the most wanted “contract killer” in a fast, irreverent mafia farce.
- What is Killer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Killer as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Killer violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Killer as moderate.
- Which films are like Killer?
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Lebowski, Analyze This, and Johnny English.
- How long is Killer?
- Killer runs 104 minutes.
