Hit Man
Summary
There are several onscreen character reference to other classic hired gun and bravo pic in Richard Linklater’sHit Man . The new Glen Powell plastic film feature theTop Gun : Maverickbreakout star in his most various role yet , playing a lone wolf college professor who moonlights as an assassin for his local constabulary department . Hit Manalso became Powell ’s highest rated movieof his acting career afterearning a 97 % on Rotten Tomatoes , slightly flummox the edge over the massively successful box office hitTop Gun : Maverick , which earned a score of 96 % . Since releasing on Netflix on June 7 , 2024 , the picture has become one of the most pop title of respect on the streaming platform .
Hit Manis full of interesting twists and cleverly toy with the concept of identity element through Powell ’s dual portrayals of Ron and Gary , but still efficaciously carries some familiar tropes of beloved action mechanism comedy . Hit Man’scastis also led by Adria Arjona who plays Madison , the unexpected love interest of Powell ’s Gary Johnson . Madison believe that Gary is actually Ron , a stylish , confident , and very dangerous direct assassinator . Already being study one of thebest film of Richard Linklater’sextensive career as a director and screenwriter , run into Manblends several music genre to produce a well - balancedmix of nut / romantic clowning , action - inspired thriller , and classical film noir .
At around the 18 - minute sign inHit Manduring a voiceover monologue , several clip from classic torpedo moving-picture show are displayed to help make one of Gary ’s main points in the movie . He believes that the extrusion and popularity of hitman movies , television show , and character , combined with the longterm effects of a consumerist gild in which anything can be purchase for the right price , hasinspired routine people to believe they can go out and buy a local hitman like any other trade good . Linklater uses several actual scenes from hitman / assassin movie classic inHit Manto make this concept more clear .
10This Gun For Hire
1942
The first classic hitman movie referenced inHit Manis celebrated film noir from 1942.This Gun For Hirestars Alan Ladd as Philip Raven as a hired bridge player who gets paid to kill a blakmailer . It also features a leading execution from Veronica Lake , the acclaimed actress fromSullivan ’s Travels(1941 ) andThe Blue Dahlia(1946).This Gun For Hirewas directed by Frank Tuttleand is establish on the 1936 novelA Gun For Salewritten by Graham Greene . It ’s one of the premier model of motion picture noir film asterisk a torpedo with a classic femme fatale female pencil lead . It turned Ladd into a flick star , lead to his appearance in other classic films such asShane(1953 ) and13th West Street(1962 ) .
9The Mechanic
1972
A few brief clips from the 1972 hitman classicThe Mechanicare featured inHit Man , particularly with the gasbag full of cash and the protagonist Arthur Bishop killing someone next to a chicken speech van . The Mechanicstars fabled tough gentleman Charles Bronson in one of his most iconic roles , best known for his performances in movie such asThe Magnificent Seven(1960),The Great Escape(1963 ) , andOnce Upon a Time in the West(1968).The Mechanicfollows Arthur Bishop , an aging hitman who befriends and mentors a gun for hire in training , played by Jan - Michael Vincent , who is the Logos of one of Arthur ’s targets , The cinema deals with report of slaying and deceit , like toHit Man .
8Branded to Kill
1967
dispatch Manalso briefly pay homage toBranded to Kill , another Hellenic yet flakey gunslinger movie from 1967 that set out with a conversant premise . Branded to Killfollows a gun for hire named Gorô who come up himself in live weewee with his organisation of assassins after a botched naming . The extremely stylistic thriller is not the most schematic hitman movie , but it clearly crossed Linklater ’s radio detection and ranging during his development process forHit Man . WhileBranded to Killis can be seen as reasonably experimental and obscure , considering that its protagonist is haunt with the spirit of rice , it may have inspire Linklater to think outside of the boxwood and break the convening of traditional torpedo movie tropes inHit Man .
7A Colt Is My Passport
Interestingly , A Colt Is My Passportis another obscure Nipponese action noir thriller about a hitman from 1967 that is visually reference in Linklater’sHit Man . A Colt Is My Passportfollows a hitman , playe by Joe Shishido , who is hired to kill a yakuza mob boss and is hunted by rival gangs after he completes his missionary work . The rival crowd get along together after the son of the asleep reaches out to the other crew leader to revenge the destruction of his father . A Colt Is My Passportfeatures attractively framed motion-picture photography along with a classic western - inspired soundtrack and feature heavy influence from the French New Wave cinematic movement . It ’s no surprise that a film historian like Linklater would come acrossA Colt Is My Passport .
6The Hired Killer
1966
Clips from the definitive hitman thrillerThe Hired Killerare seen in Linklater’sHit Man . The 1966 film stars Robert Webber as retire hitman Clint Harris who plan to hang up his chapeau and his rifle after one final occupation . His target is a former employee who has become an witness for the constabulary . The film also stars Franco Nero , the celebrate genius ofDjango(1966 ) . While it ’s not widely considered by viewers and critic alike as being one of the strongest movies centered on a hitman , Linklater must have get some reverence for the undertaking in parliamentary procedure to include it in his film . The Hired Killerwas written and steer by Italian filmmaker Francesco Prosperi .
5Mr Inbetween
2018 - 2021
Mr Inbetweenis one of the more recent hitman projects and an example of an assassin television series that was seen in theHit Manmontage . Mr Inbetweenran for 26 episode across three seasons , all of which are uncommitted to stream on Hulu . The FX original series is highly betray , earning a 95 % on Rotten Tomatoes . It follow Ray Shoesmith , a modern lone wolf criminal for hire . Scott Ryan star as the protagonist and created the serial , which also star Justin Rosniak and Damon Herriman . The underrated series is lionize for its superb acting by its ensemble cast . Including a clip fromMr Inbetweenalong with the antecedently mentioned classics aid drive Gary ’s point home that hitmans have been a timeless character in film and television .
4The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good , the Bad , and the Uglyis widely keep as one of the best western films ever made . Linklater include a picture from the classic film during which Lee Van Cleef ’s character covertly murders another case by pullulate him with a revolver obliterate under the table . Directed by fabled western filmmaker Sergio Leone in 1966,The Good , the Bad , and the Uglyfollows an ex - bounty Orion , a greedy man , and a inhuman - blooded killer who must rely on each other to find a fortune full of Au . The film depicts the utilisation of violence for get ahead in American beau monde , even date back to some of the earliest day of the United States . The film help oneself to solidify Clint Eastwood as a bonafide Hollywood leading man after the success of his other two Leone films , A Fistful of DollarsandFor A Few Dollars More .
3Dial M For Murder
1954
The classic execution scene fromDial MB For Murderis in short shown in Linklater’sHit Man . Often regarded as one of Alfred Hitchcock ’s greatest films , Dial M For Murderstars Ray Milland and Grace Kelly . The two gambol married man and wife until Milland ’s character Tony Wendice arranges for the slaying of his wife Margot Wendice becuase she had an intimacy with another man . This premiss act as the inspiration for some of the grapheme inHit Manwho enlist Gary for his Robert William Service . Dial M For Murderhas many traditional trope of the offense thriller genre , such as blackmail , fraudulence , and , of row , murder . The cinema shares a similar grade of sophistication asHit Manwhere things do n’t always go consort to design .
2Barry
2018 - 2023
A clip from the celebrated HBO seriesBarryappears inHit Manas well . Barry , which win 10 Emmy Awards during its four time of year and 32 episodes , follows a hitman from the Midwest who moves to Los Angeles and decides to become an player . Comedian and actor Bill Hader stars as Barry and also co - created the series alongside Alec Berg . The series is a great example of a protagonist who is likeable and easy to root for despite being a gun and a liquidator . The serial also stars Stephen Root , Sarah Goldberg , and Anthony Carrigan . All four season can be streamed on HBO and Max .
1In Bruges
2008
In Brugesis one of the best hitman comedies ever made and arguably one of the bang-up obscure comedy of the 21st century . Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are an iconic twain as two assassins who fly to Bruges , Belgium after a job goes amiss . The film is indite and directed by Martin McDonagh , who also write and directed the celebrated 2022 filmThe Banshees of Inisherin , which also paired Farrell and Gleeson together along with Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan . In Brugesis right on par withHit Manin terms of funniness , although it does not have the romantic factor that acts as the vertebral column for the latest Linklater film . In Brugesis full of obscure humor , wit , and creative screenwriting , which is likely why Linklater cite it inHit Man .
