Overview
A hit man with a heart finds love in the most unexpected of places.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sexy
- breezy
- date night
- light weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an energetic, sexy, hilarious romantic crime comedy elevated by Glen Powell and Adria Arjona, while noting that its philosophical ideas can be overly explicit.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gary repeatedly adopts distinct hit-man personas while teaching and navigating his attraction to Madison.
Gary's police sting work becomes entangled with his relationship with a woman who initially hires him as a killer.
Gary teaches philosophy and applies questions about selfhood, agency, and change to his undercover transformations.
The city police department uses staged hit-man encounters to expose would-be murderers, creating an institutional space for deception.
Films like Hit Man, and why
The Invention of Lying
shares screwball romance, shifting identities, playful criminal deception, and breezy philosophical humor
Out of Sight
shares romantic comedy, undercover deception, escalating criminal entanglements, and charismatic lead chemistry
The Tall Guy
shares identity performance, comic crime plotting, romantic tension, and a witty self-reflexive tone
The Nice Guys
shares screwball energy, romance under pressure, crime-driven misunderstandings, and a highly charismatic central performance
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard Linklater
- Release Date
- 2024-05-16
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1781)
Cast
- Glen Powell
- Adria Arjona
- Austin Amelio
- Retta
- Sanjay Rao
- Molly Bernard
- Evan Holtzman
- Gralen Bryant Banks
- Mike Markoff
- Bryant Carroll
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hit Man about?
- A mild-mannered philosophy professor finds his police-devised hit-man personas becoming dangerously convincing when a romantic client changes the stakes of his undercover work.
- What is Hit Man like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hit Man as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hit Man violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Hit Man as mild.
- What did critics think of Hit Man?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an energetic, sexy, hilarious romantic crime comedy elevated by Glen Powell and Adria Arjona, while noting that its philosophical ideas can be overly explicit.
- Which films are like Hit Man?
- Films with a similar feel include The Invention of Lying, Out of Sight, The Tall Guy, and The Nice Guys.
- How long is Hit Man?
- Hit Man runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hit Man?
- In United States, Hit Man streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
