The Hit

"Even bad guys have bad days."

1984 1h 38m EN

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6.5

MID

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89%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 245🍅89%Rotten Tomatoes●75Metacritic★7IMDB · 11,592

DramaThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.

“Even bad guys have bad days.”

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Cast

John Hurt
Braddock
Terence Stamp
Willie Parker
Tim Roth
Myron
Laura del Sol
Maggie
Bill Hunter
Harry
Fernando Rey
Policeman
Jim Broadbent
Barrister
Lennie Peters
Mr. Corrigan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: Peter Prince
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephen Frears, shot by Mike Molloy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paco de Lucía. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mick Audsley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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John Hurt and Terence Stamp and Tim Roth carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Even bad guys have bad days.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephen Frears directs. Mike Molloy behind the camera. Paco de Lucía scores. Mick Audsley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Stephen Frears, shot by Mike Molloy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Paco de Lucía. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mick Audsley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6John Hurt and Terence Stamp and Tim Roth carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Even bad guys have bad days.".
8IMDB entry: tt0087414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "spain", "madrid, spain", "hitman", "kidnapping".
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.