Hit Man (2023 film)

Hit Man
Release poster
Directed byRichard Linklater
Screenplay by
Based on"Hit Man"
by Skip Hollandsworth
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyShane F. Kelly
Edited bySandra Adair
Music byGraham Reynolds
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • September 5, 2023 (2023-09-05) (Venice)
  • May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24) (United States)
  • June 7, 2024 (2024-06-07) (Netflix)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8.8 million[2]
Box office$4 million[3]

Hit Man is a 2023 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. The film stars Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, and Sanjay Rao. It follows an undercover New Orleans police contractor who poses as a reliable hitman as he tries to save a woman in need. The basic premise was based on the true story of a college professor who worked for the Houston police in the late 1980s and 1990s as a fake hitman, as described in a 2001 magazine article by Skip Hollandsworth.

Hit Man premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2023. It was released in select theaters in the United States on May 24, 2024, before its streaming debut by Netflix on June 7, to critical acclaim.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBFC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Hitman" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. October 14, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hit Man (2024)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2024.