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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. Preternaturally gifted at inhabiting different guises and personalities to catch hapless people hoping to bump off their enemies, Gary descends into morally dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to one of those potential criminals, a beautiful young woman named Madison (Adria Arjona). As Madison falls for one of Gary's hit man personas -- the mysteriously sexy Ron -- their steamy affair sets off a chain reaction of play acting, deception, and escalating stakes.

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Critics Consensus

A deceptively dark thriller that's also loaded with laughs, Hit Man is an outstanding showcase for leading man Glen Powell -- and one of the most purely entertaining films of Richard Linklater's career.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

It’s a delightful film, nearly perfect on its own terms, and it’s an important one, too—it made me a Glen Powell believer.

Jun 11, 2024

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Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

“Hit Man” makes for an undeniable good time. Sometimes all you really need is a couple of impossibly attractive people enjoying each other’s company, captured by a filmmaker who knows when to stay out of their way.

Jun 8, 2024

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Dana Stevens

Slate

For all its gritty genre elements, Hit Man is at heart a cozy hangout movie, a minor but thoroughly enjoyable entry in the Linklater canon.

Jun 8, 2024

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Korey Coleman

Double Toasted

Hit Man is a dream role for any actor. A lot of the fun with this movie is not only watching Glen Powell as all of these characters, but anticipating what he will cosplay as next.

Jun 12, 2024

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Ruben Peralta Rigaud

Cocalecas

Linklater keeps a cool head, does not put everything on the golden scale and never loses sight of humor. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 12, 2024

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Chris Wasser

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

The awesome Glen Powell lands a role worthy of his talents in Richard Linklater’s mischievous and, occasionally, magnificent black comedy.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 12, 2024

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David

Glen Powell is a superstar!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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J

Loved it and Glen Powell is great in it! The one thing I didn't like was that at the end, he replaced his cats with dogs :(

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Jeff G

great plot, nice romance, two leads had great chemistry. Glen Powell is now a Star

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Patrick

This movie was an absolute delight. I’m not a rom com person but those elements of this movie were amazing. Some of the best on screen chemistry I’ve seen in a while. Highly recommend this in the theater if you get the chance!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Max

A pleasant watch, good scenario and actors. Unexpected ending!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/31/24

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Carol

Its starts out slow and not what you think but in the end it was a good movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/28/24

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Synopsis

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. Preternaturally gifted at inhabiting different guises and personalities to catch hapless people hoping to bump off their enemies, Gary descends into morally dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to one of those potential criminals, a beautiful young woman named Madison (Adria Arjona). As Madison falls for one of Gary's hit man personas -- the mysteriously sexy Ron -- their steamy affair sets off a chain reaction of play acting, deception, and escalating stakes.

Director: Richard Linklater
Producer: Jason Bateman, Mike Blizzard, Michael Costigan, Richard Linklater, Glen Powell
Screenwriter: Richard Linklater, Glen Powell, Skip Hollandsworth
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Detour Pictures, Barnstorm Productions, Monarch Media, ShivHans Pictures, Aggregate Films, Netflix, AGC Studios, Cinetic Media, Detour Filmproduction
Rating: R (Some Violence|Sexual Content|Language Throughout)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2024
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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