Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- sleek
- paranoid
- violent
- 1990s action marathon
- blockbuster movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the high-profile assassin premise undermined by a confusing, dull script and uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Robert Rath's established career and desire to retire are directly challenged by Miguel Bain's aggressive ambition to become the leading assassin.
Electra's computer-hacking expertise, hidden cameras, and electronically mediated criminal operations give the hitman story a technology-driven noir texture.
Rath and Electra are repeatedly hunted through covert missions, surveillance, and institutional conspiracies while Bain maintains relentless pressure.
Rath's central objective is to leave assassination behind, but his former profession keeps drawing him into lethal assignments and conflict.
Films like Assassins, and why
The Killer
shares a neo-noir action-thriller framework centered on professional killers, rival assassins, and escalating cat-and-mouse violence
The Mechanic
shares the older-versus-younger hitman rivalry, sleek international action, and moral tension around leaving the killing profession
The Replacement Killers
shares 1990s crime-action spectacle, professional killers, and a tense pursuit driven by competing loyalties
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Release Date
- 1995-10-06
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1784)
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone
- Antonio Banderas
- Julianne Moore
- Anatoli Davydov
- Muse Watson
- Steve Kahan
- Kelly Rowan
- Reed Diamond
- Kai Wulff
- Kerry Skalsky
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Assassins about?
- A veteran hitman seeking retirement is forced into an uneasy alliance with a hacker while a younger assassin relentlessly hunts them across a dangerous criminal underworld.
- What is Assassins like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Assassins as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Assassins violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Assassins as brutal.
- What did critics think of Assassins?
- Critics broadly found the high-profile assassin premise undermined by a confusing, dull script and uneven execution.
- Which films are like Assassins?
- Films with a similar feel include The Killer, The Mechanic, and The Replacement Killers.
- How long is Assassins?
- Assassins runs 132 minutes.
- Where can I watch Assassins?
- In United States, Assassins is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
