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1. Léon: The Professional (1994)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello
Votes: 1,245,516 | Gross: $19.50M
2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Approved | 178 min | Adventure, Western
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè
Votes: 810,987 | Gross: $6.10M
3. The Irishman (2019)
R | 209 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel
Votes: 430,962 | Gross: $7.00M
4. 24 Hours to Live (2017)
R | 93 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.
Director: Brian Smrz | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Qing Xu, Paul Anderson, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 16,129
5. Max Payne 3 (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
The ex-cop turned private security guard for a wealthy family in Sao Paulo, Brazil finds himself thrown into a new deadly conflict.
Stars: James McCaffrey, Julian Rebolledo, Frank Rodriguez, Benedita Pereira
Votes: 11,551
6. Hollow Triumph (1948)
Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity, with unfortunate results.
Directors: Steve Sekely, Paul Henreid | Stars: Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz, Leslie Brooks
Votes: 3,186
7. The Brothers Rico (1957)
Passed | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A retired mob accountant is drawn back in when his brothers, who have recently made a hit for the organization, decide to go to the authorities.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant, Larry Gates
Votes: 1,617
8. Uncertainty (2008)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A young couple, in love and facing a life-changing decision, find one seemingly ordinary July 4th cleaved in two by the flip of a coin on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lynn Collins, Assumpta Serna, Olivia Thirlby
Votes: 6,668 | Gross: $0.04M
9. Point Blank (2010)
R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's wife hostage and force him to spring their boss.
Director: Fred Cavayé | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya
Votes: 14,641 | Gross: $0.71M
10. Assassin(s) (1997)
128 min | Crime, Drama
Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Michel Serrault, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mehdi Benoufa, Robert Gendreu
Votes: 2,227
11. Shattered Image (1998)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Jessie, a cool assassin on a mission, dreams she is a traumatized, paranoid rape victim on her honeymoon. This Jessie dreams that she is a cool assassin on a mission.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Anne Parillaud, William Baldwin, Lisanne Falk, Graham Greene
Votes: 745 | Gross: $0.10M
12. Nothing Personal (2011–2012)
Documentary, Biography, Crime
A documentary type series narrated and hosted by Steve Schirripa that shows various plots of murder for hire.
Stars: Steve Schirripa, Elias Edraki, Frank Longo, Shane Harbinson
Votes: 39
13. Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur (1986)
95 min | Comedy, Thriller
This parody of the detective-story genre merrily detours into spoofing French foibles as well, making it more of an exercise in verbal gymnastics than a narrative with a mission. Esther is ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Rouffio | Stars: Michel Serrault, Michel Piccoli, Jean Carmet, Juliette Binoche
Votes: 161
14. Journal of a Contract Killer (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stephanie Komack was a high-class hooker and assassin for the Italian Mob. Now working in London as a waitress, and a single mother to her seven year old daughter, the Mob track Stephanie ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Maylam | Stars: Justine Powell, Adam Leese, Jake Canuso, Marco Gambino
Votes: 536
15. The Rise and Fall of a Friendship (2012)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
The egocentric author Jalo Rautakumpu welcomes a visitor to his cabin in the Lappish wilderness. After sauna and a bottle of alcohol, the friendship is formed. But friends can be bad for business.
Director: Anssi Mänttäri | Stars: Jone Takamäki, Kari Väänänen, Raisa Vattulainen, Anni Tani
Votes: 66
16. Benny (I) (2017)
21 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A successful young man, Benny makes good money as a hitman and he knows his way with beautiful women. But what will he do when he is assigned to murder himself? A cynical crime-comedy, this... See full summary »
Director: Michal Hruska | Stars: Petra Hrebícková, Lukás Príkazký, Marika Soposká, Jakub Tvrdík
Votes: 20
17.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
When This Man Dies
(1987)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A car mechanic assistant who owes money to a dangerous bookie receives a note with a name and a message that if said person dies, he will receive a nice paycheck. He tries to ignore it but the bookie threatens his wife.
Director: Jim Purdy | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Adrian Zmed, Brenda Bazinet, Frank Moore
Votes: 98