Hit Man
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Hit Man is a 2023 darkly comedic crime thriller film directed by Richard Linklater, loosely based on a true story about a mild-mannered professor who becomes an undercover fake contract killer for the police.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hit Man canonical | 4 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
crime thriller film
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dark comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Texas Monthly article "Hit Man"
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true story ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Glen Powell
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surface form:
Glen Powell as Gary Johnson
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| cinematographyBy | Shane F. Kelly ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| director | Richard Linklater ⓘ |
| directorStyle | character-driven storytelling ⓘ |
| distributor | Netflix ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sandra Adair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Venice International Film Festival out-of-competition selection ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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dark comedy ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Glen Powell ⓘ |
| leadPerformancePraised | Glen Powell ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gary Johnson ⓘ |
| musicBy | Graham Reynolds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being loosely based on real-life undercover work of Gary Johnson
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blending romantic comedy with crime thriller elements ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mild-mannered professor becomes an undercover fake contract killer for the police. ⓘ |
| producer |
Glen Powell
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Richard Linklater ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
AGC Studios
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Detour Filmproduction ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 115 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Glen Powell
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Richard Linklater ⓘ Skip Hollandsworth ⓘ |
| setting | New Orleans ⓘ |
| starredActor | Glen Powell ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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morality ⓘ undercover police work ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent |
Venice Film Festival
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surface form:
Venice International Film Festival
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