
Assassins
Taste attributes: actionadventurecrimethrillerdetectivebusinessanimalsmafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"In the shadows of life, In the business of death, One man found a reason to live..."
Boxlist takeExpect a very fast, sweeping crime thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 1,115 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his female target and becomes a marked man himself.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Dino De Laurentiis Company
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











