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  • The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
    Review preview for The Hitman's Bodyguard

    A high octane, low credibility caper

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A top professional bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who is required to testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
  • The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
    Review preview for The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

    Reynolds has proved he's the king of dry delivery in everything from Deadpool to Pokemon Detective Pikachu but even his comedy Kevlar can't protect him from this script.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A bodyguard and two assassins team up to stop the destruction of Europe.
  • The Hitman (1998)
    Action comedy with Jet Li as a reluctant hitman.
  • Hitman (2007)
    Review preview for Hitman

    None of this is very interesting, but the action does make up for it in part.

    Ben Sillis · 2 out of 5
    Assassin Number 47 hits the big screen.
  • Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
    Review preview for Hitman: Agent 47

    Rupert Friend plays Agent 47, managing to imbue him with a restrained and economical ferocity, until he opens his mouth and ruins the trick.

    Luke Shaw · 1 out of 5
    A genetically engineered assassin tries to help a mysterious woman find her father.
  • Stoner (1974)
    Review preview for Stoner

    Stoner has all the pieces in place for a really fun Hong Kong action flick.

    Donald Munro · 4 out of 5
    Two cops acting outside their jurisdictions team up to bust a drug lord.

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