Top 30 The Killer (1989) Type Films
by muybueno16 | created - 19 Jan 2019 | updated - 24 Jan 2020 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Hitman (1998)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two hitmen, one a novice and the other a veteran with poor luck, band together to find the "King of Killers" for whom there is a large reward.
Director: Wei Tung | Stars: Jet Li, Eric Tsang, Simon Yam, Gigi Leung
Votes: 5,514
2. The Replacement Killers (1998)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang
Votes: 30,503 | Gross: $18.97M
3. Hard Boiled (1992)
R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan
Votes: 53,960
4. Vengeance (2009)
Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Simon Yam, Suet Lam
Votes: 6,995
5. Léon: The Professional (1994)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello
Votes: 1,244,059 | Gross: $19.50M
6. Shiri (1999)
R | 125 min | Action, Thriller
South Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to catch her.
Director: Kang Je-kyu | Stars: Han Suk-kyu, Choi Min-sik, Yunjin Kim, Song Kang-ho
Votes: 8,573 | Gross: $0.10M
7. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Tasked with destroying each other, an FBI agent and a rogue DIA agent soon discover that a much bigger enemy is at work.
Director: Wych Kaosayananda | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Talisa Soto, Gregg Henry
Votes: 21,020 | Gross: $14.29M
8. Guns & Talks (2001)
120 min | Action, Drama, Comedy
Four unlikely assassins genuinely care about their customers and victims, meanwhile a prosecutor is on their trail.
Director: Jin Jang | Stars: Shin Hyeon-jun, Shin Ha-kyun, Won Bin, Jeong Jae-yeong
Votes: 1,902
9. Full Contact (1992)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Two disreputable friends get tied in with a group of criminals who turn out to be excessively violent and deceptive.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Simon Yam, Ann Bridgewater, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
Votes: 4,825
10. The Last Tycoon (2012)
Not Rated | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Action superstar Chow Yun-Fat portrays real-life gangster Chen Daqi as he rises to the upper echelons of power, finding himself torn between the love of two women, the murderous plots of the secret service, and the looming threat of war.
Director: Jing Wong | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Francis Ng
Votes: 2,118
11. Pay Back (2013)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Two worlds collide when a Triad leader and a taxi driver form an unlikely partnership. Now, they need to work together in order to survive.
Director: Fu Xi | Stars: Francis Ng, Siu-Wong Fan, Cynthia Khan, Chun-hao Tuan
Votes: 32
12. Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hitman who's in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs violates his personal code when he falls for a local woman and bonds with his errand boy.
Directors: Danny Pang, Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Charlie Yeung, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Panward Hemmanee
Votes: 58,282 | Gross: $15.28M
13. True Vengeance (1997 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An ex-naval intelligence officer is forced to assassinate a CEO when his daughter is kidnapped by the Yakuza.
Director: David Worth | Stars: Daniel Bernhardt, Beverly Johnson, Miles O'Keeffe, Jonathan Lutz
Votes: 339
14. War (2007)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.
Director: Philip G. Atwell | Stars: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Nadine Velazquez, John Lone
Votes: 96,765 | Gross: $22.49M
15. Naked Killer (1992)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Horror
A young woman is trained by a martial arts specialist to become a professional assassin.
Director: Clarence Fok | Stars: Chingmy Yau, Simon Yam, Carrie Ng, Madoka Sugawara
Votes: 2,674 | Gross: $0.03M
16. Hurricane Bullet (2003)
79 min | Action
Director: Ching-Hui Yeh | Stars: Cynthia Khan, Sek-Ming Lau, Bo-Yu Chen, Chung-Hsien Chen
18. Manhunt (2017)
18+ | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Accused of heinous crimes he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Hanyu Zhang, Masaharu Fukuyama, Stephy Qi, Ha Ji-Won
Votes: 3,642
19. Project Gutenberg (2018)
130 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Hong Kong police are hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter". In order to crack this true identity, the police recruit gang member Lee Man to unmask "Painter's" secret identity.
Director: Felix Chong | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok, Jingchu Zhang, Catherine Chau
Votes: 5,104
20. Four Assassins (2011)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Thriller
Four assassins meet in a hotel suite to resolve unfinished business. A tense drama set in the cosmopolitan world of Hong Kong.
Director: Stanley J. Orzel | Stars: Miguel Ferrer, Will Yun Lee, Mercedes López Renard, Michael C. Pizzuto
Votes: 675
21. The Fifth Commandment (2008)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In Bangkok, an assassin who turns down a job that hits too close to home finds himself targeted by the elite members of his profession.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Rick Yune, Roger Yuan, Dania Ramirez, Keith David
Votes: 1,331
22. Rain Fall (2009)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.
Director: Max Mannix | Stars: Kippei Shîna, Gary Oldman, Kyoko Hasegawa, Misa Shimizu
Votes: 1,403
23. The Corruptor (1999)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
With the aid from a New York City policeman, a top immigrant cop tries to stop drug-trafficking and corruption by immigrant Chinese Triads, but things get complicated when the Triads try to bribe the policeman.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young, Paul Ben-Victor
Votes: 19,128 | Gross: $15.16M
24. Wild Search (1989)
98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The police are staking out a Hong Kong flat, waiting to catch some major gun dealers. While the suppliers are conducting their deal, they move in. Both buyers are killed in the gunfire, but... See full summary »
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung, Roy Cheung, Paul Chun
Votes: 786
25. Dragon Heat (2005)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Interpol agents and gangsters battle in Hong Kong.
Director: Daniel Lee | Stars: Vanness Wu, Shawn Yue, Yu Xia, Shengyi Huang
Votes: 1,684
26. Beyond Hypothermia (1996)
R | 90 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
A mysterious and highly skilled hit-woman in Hong Kong is paid to assassinate top-level crime bosses.
Directors: Jeong-il Choi, Ki-bong Du, Patrick Leung, Baek-gyeon Yang | Stars: Chien-Lien Wu, Ching Wan Lau, Han Jae-seok, Shirley Wong
Votes: 1,215
27. Icarus (I) (2010)
R | 88 min | Action, Thriller
A Soviet-trained assassin is determined to escape his double life as a hitman and as a husband-father.
Director: Dolph Lundgren | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Stefanie von Pfetten, Samantha Ferris, David James Lewis
Votes: 4,358
28. Hitman (I) (2012)
95 min | Action
Seven years after his failed assassination and murder of his family, Ben (Cesar Montano) seeks revenge on Mando (Ricky Davao), master of drug syndicate and white slavery. Mando has ordered ... See full summary »
Director: Cesar Montano | Stars: Cesar Montano, Phillip Salvador, Sam Pinto, Ricky Davao
Votes: 104
29. Hitman (I) (2007)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.
Director: Xavier Gens | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper
Votes: 177,653 | Gross: $39.69M
30. Wake of Death (2004)
R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.
Director: Philippe Martinez | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Philip Tan, Valerie Tian
Votes: 10,172
31. Bau lit do see (2004)
99 min | Action
A young Japanese woman has been trained to become a professional killer since childhood. Two cops pursue the girl, who has assassinated a Hong Kong official.
Director: Tak-Sam Leong | Stars: Simon Yam, Alex Fong, Hisako Shirata, Shin'ichi Chiba
Votes: 195
32. Love, Guns and Glass (1995)
105 min | Action, Drama
Simon Yam and Cecilia Yip reteam again in this film. Yam plays a benevolent gangster that is set up by his right hand man and is sent to prison for over ten years. Once released, his wife ... See full summary »
Director: Kai Keung Lai | Stars: Simon Yam, Cecilia Yip, Farini Cheung, Kwok-Keung Cheung
Votes: 25
33. Accident (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Mystery, Thriller
A troubled assassin, who works by orchestrating "accidents", suspects that an accident that happens to his team is not an accident at all.
Director: Soi Cheang | Stars: Louis Koo, Richie Jen, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Michelle Ye
Votes: 3,715
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