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The Killer

The Killer

Crime · Thriller · 2023

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

Movie details

The Killer

“Execution is everything.”

2023 Crime · Thriller 1h 58m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

219.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

85 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

73 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Killer?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Fincher

Written by

Andrew Kevin Walker

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

The Killer

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

The Expert

Charles Parnell

Charles Parnell

The Lawyer - Hodges

Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard

The Client - Claybourne

Kerry O'Malley

Kerry O'Malley

Dolores

Sophie Charlotte

Sophie Charlotte

Magdala

Emiliano Pernia

Emiliano Pernia

Marcus

Court is in session

Put The Killer on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Sentimental Softie

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.