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“Murder by Contract (1958) presents a stark narrative of a professional assassin, played by Vince Edwards, navigating a morally ambiguous world. The film’s minimalist aesthetic and deliberate pacing are characteristic of classic noir cinema. It's notable for its detached protagonist and evocative at...

Blast of Silence is a 1961 American crime film written and directed by Allen Baron, who also stars as contract killer Frank Bono. The story follows Bono as he returns to New York during the Christmas season to carry out an assignment, while encounters from his past unsettle his isolation. Its stark...

"Branded to Kill" is a 1967 Japanese yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki for the Nikkatsu studio. The film stars Joe Shishido as Goro Hanada, an assassin whose life spirals out of control after an assignment goes wrong. It is distinguished by its stylized visuals, surrealistic narrative breaks, an...

Rainy Dog is a 1997 Japanese crime film directed by Takashi Miike. It is the second film in Miike's loosely connected Black Society trilogy, following Shinjuku Triad Society and preceding Ley Lines. The story follows Yuji, an expatriate Japanese yakuza hitman living in Taiwan, whose precarious life...

Exiled is a 2006 Hong Kong action crime film directed by Johnnie To. Set in Macau in 1998 just before the territory's handover to China, the plot follows a group of hitmen who reunite to carry out a contract on a former colleague, leading to conflicts over brotherhood and loyalty. The film features...

"A Colt Is My Passport" is a 1967 Japanese crime film directed by Takashi Nomura and produced by the Nikkatsu studio. The film stars Jo Shishido as a professional hitman hired to eliminate a rival yakuza boss, which leads to his eventual betrayal and pursuit. It is notable for blending traditional J...

Piercing is a 2018 American erotic thriller written and directed by Nicolas Pesce. It adapts Ryū Murakami's 1994 novel about a man who leaves home intending to murder a stranger but becomes involved in an unstable encounter with a woman he hires. The film combines crime, psychological suspense, and...

A Hero Never Dies is a 1998 Hong Kong action crime drama directed by Johnnie To. The film follows Jack and Martin, two professional hitmen working for rival Triad organizations, whose relationship changes after violence and betrayal leave them outside the protection of their employers. Starring Leon...

Kill List is a 2011 British psychological thriller directed by Ben Wheatley and written by Wheatley and Amy Jump. It follows Jay, a former soldier working as a contract killer, who accepts a new list of assassination jobs with his partner Gal. As the assignments become more violent and increasingly...

No Tears for the Dead is a 2014 South Korean action thriller written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom. Jang Dong-gun plays Gon, a professional hitman who receives an order to kill a woman who becomes his final target. The film combines gunfights, hand-to-hand combat, and a crime story centered on guil...

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo is a 2009 Spanish erotic thriller written and directed by Isabel Coixet. It follows Ryu, a woman living in Tokyo who works as a contract killer and is assigned to assassinate a man. As she becomes emotionally involved with the intended target, the film combines a crime plo...