Hitman

"Most believe his very existence is a sin. But others know he is a necessary evil."

2007 1h 29m EN

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Synopsis

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A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.

“Most believe his very existence is a sin. But others know he is a necessary evil.”

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Cast

Timothy Olyphant
Agent 47
Dougray Scott
Mike Whittier
Olga Kurylenko
Nika Boronina
Robert Knepper
Yuri Marklov
Ulrich Thomsen
Mikhail Belicoff
Henry Ian Cusick
Udre Belicoff
Michael Offei
Jenkins
Christian Erickson
General Kormarov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Xavier Gens
Writers: Skip Woods, Jonathan Delerue
Languages: English, Russian, Serbian
Countries: France, United States of America, United Kingdom, Turkey

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Russian, Serbian.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: France, United States of America, United Kingdom, Turkey.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hitman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Xavier Gens, shot by Laurent Barès. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Geoff Zanelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Xavier Gens directs. Laurent Barès behind the camera. Geoff Zanelli scores. Carlo Rizzo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France, United States of America, United Kingdom, Turkey. Dialogue in English, Russian, Serbian.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Russian, Serbian.
5International production across 4 countries: France, United States of America, United Kingdom, Turkey.
6Part of the "Hitman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Xavier Gens, shot by Laurent Barès. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Geoff Zanelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Carlo Rizzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Timothy Olyphant and Dougray Scott and Olga Kurylenko carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Most believe his very existence is a sin. But others know he is a necessary evil.".
12IMDB entry: tt0465494 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 16 themes, including "assassin", "government", "hitman", "secret identity".

The technical file

Cinematography: Laurent Barès
Original score: Geoff Zanelli
Editing: Carlo Rizzo
Production design: Jacques Bufnoir
Costume design: Olivier Bériot
Makeup / hair: Sabine Fevre
VFX supervisor: Thomas Duval
Sound: Didier Lozahic
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $24,000,000
Box office: $101,276,318
Return: 422% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Hitman (2007)

Part of

Hitman Collection

At an unknown location, near a remote asylum, a group of young bald boys are receiving tattoos of bar codes on the back of their heads as well as men observing, directing, and coordinating the training of these young boys in firearms and hand-to-hand combat, as well as stamina and strength. In these scenes, it is shown that these young boys are trained from an early age to be professional, international hitmen-for-hire that these films are based around.

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Dark Jedi2018-04-27
★ 8/10
I know, I know, this movie is rather superficial and simple. More effort has been spent on cool action than on depth of the story. Well, you know what? I do not care! I quite liked this movie. Agent 47 is cool and kicks ass. The bad guys gets plenty of ass whooping. The action is good. There is quite a lot of high tech and gadgets. What is there not to like? The movie starts of with a quite cool sequence introducing Agent 47. I have to say that I got into quite a bit of “wow” mode right a way there. The movie continues with plenty of action sequences with just a wee bit of slowdown in between. Actually the first-half, at least, of the movie is pretty much one long chase. Perhaps I should point out that I have not played Hitman and do not really know what the original story is about. From a lot of the comments I have read it appears That this might be to my advantage when it comes to enjoying the movie. Some people are probably complaining about bad acting since Agent 47 do not really show much in terms of facial expressions or emotions. Well, news for you, he is not supposed to! He is supposed to be a cold emotionless killing machine so stop whining. Personally I found Agent 47 to be an excellent character. the re is on scene in particular that I liked where Agent 47 intentionally allows himself to be caught in a embassy. Once inside he, to no one in the audience surprise starts to tear the place apart. You have to see it to know what I mean. The second part, or perhaps just the last third, of the movie turns into more of a search and destroy for Agent 47 and his new “partner”. this part is of course as action filled as the first part of the movie. Naturally it all leads to a big show down between the Agent 47 & Co. The end itself did not really deliver any surprises but was satisfying. The one thing in the movie that annoyed me was this subdermal armor stuff. The idea was not a too bad one but they really overplayed it. Come on! Just shoot him in the head or an eye or some other “sensitive” part for Christ sake. Bulletproof my arse! I honestly do not understand the low rating this movie has received. 5.7 at IMDb is really a bit harsh. Rotten Tomatoes rating is, not very surprisingly, abysmal. Rotten Tomatoes and their “critics” ratings must be the worst of any ratings site. When these dickwads rate down a movie, that’s when I start to get interested. First step is to drill down into the real audience ratings which more often that not gives a different picture. Any way I digress. Bottom line is that, for me, this is a simple, straightforward, high octane action movie and I quite enjoyed it.
Dr Nostromo2026-04-07
★ 8/10
77/100 Raised from a child to be an assassin, agent 47 has been assigned to kill a Russian politician running for Premiere, when he realizes he's been set up. This was the perfect role for Timothy Olyphant as he brings a stoic but likable personality to a killing machine that is virtually unstoppable. Excellent story, great action in both gun fights and martial arts and a very interesting relationship between the hitman and a girl he gets saddled with. Very fun. -- DrNostromo.com