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Why to watch
- 'Hit Man' delivers on its mission
- When: 'Hit Man' is in theaters May 24 and starts streaming on Netflix June 7.
- What to know: Glen Powell stars as a straight-laced professor pretending to be a hit man. Hijinks ensue, as does love!
- The romantic action-comedy flick was inspired by a true story. The script was co-written by Powell and the movie’s director, Richard Linklater.
- Why I’ll be watching: If my crush isn’t obvious by now, I want to follow every step in Powell’s ascension to leading-man status.
- — Kelsey Weekman
- May 22, 2024
Hit Man: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Retta, Austin Amelio. A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.
- (1.2K)
- Action, Comedy
- Richard Linklater
- 2024-06-07
Hit Man premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2023, and was released in select theaters in the United States on May 24, 2024, before its streaming debut by Netflix on June 7. The film received praise from critics, who commended its themes and Powell's performance.
Glen Powell plays a fake hitman in Hit Man, the new comedy from Richard Linklater. Here's everything you need to know.
- 2 min
Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater's sunlit neo-noir stars Glen Powell as strait-laced professor Gary Johnson, who moonlights as a fake hit man for the New Orleans Police Department.
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- Richard Linklater
- R
- Glen Powell
2 days ago · Richard Linklater ’s “Hit Man” is for them. Like its protagonist’s ability to basically change identities depending on the situation, it’s a film that knows what its clients need, shifting from comedy to romance to thriller to a philosophical study of the human capacity to change. It’s one of the smartest films in years, a movie ...
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Apr 18, 2024 · Hit Man. R. Action. Crime. Inspired by an unbelievable true story, a strait-laced professor discovers his hidden talent as a fake hit man. He meets his match in a client who steals his...
