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Hit Man is a 2023 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. The film stars Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, and Sanjay Rao. It follows an undercover New Orleans police contractor who poses as a reliable hitman as he tries to save a woman in need.
Hit Man: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta. 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.
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- Comedy, Crime, Romance
- Richard Linklater
- 2024-06-07
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...
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- Richard Linklater
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- Glen Powell
Jun 7, 2024 · Gary Johnson was a Houston investigator who posed as a hit man to catch criminals for 30 years. Learn about his true story, his aliases, and his love interest in Richard Linklater's film.
- Declan Gallagher
Jun 7, 2024 · Very loosely based on a true story, “Hit Man” stars Glen Powell (who also co-wrote this stellar script with Linklater) as Gary Johnson, a New Orleans-based professor who has been assisting the police department with menial tasks like planting bugs and connecting wires in the surveillance van.
WHO IS YOUR HIT MAN? | Only on Netflix June 7.Inspired by the unbelievable true story, a strait-laced professor (Glen Powell) uncovers his hidden talent as a...
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- Netflix
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Jun 7, 2024 · Yes, Netflix’s Hit Man is loosely based on the true story of Gary Johnson, a man who posed as a contract killer for the Houston police during the late 1980s and 1990s.