Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- breezy
- witty
- paranoid
- date night
- casual movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film dull, formulaic, and lacking both convincing chemistry and effective thrills or laughs.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Spencer and Jen's picture-perfect neighborhood turns threatening when killers may be ordinary friends, neighbors, or service workers.
Spencer's former life as a government-hired super-assassin collides with birthdays, in-laws, neighborly appearances, and married life.
Spencer and Jen must save their marriage while fleeing a multimillion-dollar contract on Spencer's life.
The film repeatedly places bullets, hitmen, and survival tactics alongside suburban routines and appearances.
Films like Killers, and why
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Shares the married-couple action comedy premise, romantic banter, gunplay, and domestic relationship under pressure.
Knight and Day
Shares the blend of romance, international espionage, comic danger, and a couple forced to survive together.
The Whole Nine Yards
Combines suburban romantic comedy with escalating criminal danger and a protagonist concealing a violent professional past.
True Lies
Uses a relationship-centered action-comedy formula built around assassins, mistaken security, and high-concept marital conflict.
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Luketic
- Release Date
- 2010-06-04
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (2355)
Cast
- Ashton Kutcher
- Katherine Heigl
- Tom Selleck
- Catherine O'Hara
- Katheryn Winnick
- Kevin Sussman
- Lisa Ann Walter
- Casey Wilson
- Rob Riggle
- Martin Mull
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Killers about?
- A retired super-assassin and his wife turn suburban married life into a frantic fight for survival when a contract is placed on his head.
- What is Killers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Killers as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Killers violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Killers as moderate.
- What did critics think of Killers?
- Critics broadly found the film dull, formulaic, and lacking both convincing chemistry and effective thrills or laughs.
- Which films are like Killers?
- Films with a similar feel include Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Knight and Day, The Whole Nine Yards, and True Lies.
- How long is Killers?
- Killers runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Killers?
- In United States, Killers streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
