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1995 film directed by Richard Donner

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It is catalogued under topics including 1990s chase films, 1995 action thriller films and 1995 American films.

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Film · TMDB

6.5

Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his female target and becomes a marked man himself.

Released: 1995-10-06132 minDir: Richard DonnerAction, Adventure, Crime, ThrillerBudget: $50.0MBox office: $30.3M

Cast

  • Sylvester Stallone as Robert Rath
  • Antonio Banderas as Miguel Bain
  • Julianne Moore as Electra
  • Anatoli Davydov as Nicolai Tashlinkov
  • Muse Watson as Ketcham
  • Steve Kahan as Alan Branch

Themes

  • rescue
  • central intelligence agency (cia)
  • hitman
  • cat
  • bank
  • mexican standoff
  • seattle, washington
  • mission of murder
  • hidden camera
  • rivalry

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

91,947 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

18%

Year
1995
Runtime
133 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Rated
R
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination total

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Key facts

Directed by
Richard Donner
Screenplay by
The Wachowskis Brian Helgeland
Story by
The Wachowskis
Produced by
Richard Donner Joel Silver Bruce A. Evans Raynold Gideon Andrew Lazar Jim Van Wyck
Starring
Sylvester Stallone Antonio Banderas Julianne Moore
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by
Richard Marks Lawrence Jordan
Music by
Mark Mancina
Production companies
Silver Pictures Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
October 6, 1995 ( 1995-10-06 )
Running time
133 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$50 million
Box office
$83.3 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
132
FilmAffinity ID
962093
Image
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publication date
1995-10-26
title
Assassins
review score
6.3/10
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Encyclopedic overview

Assassins is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, and Julianne Moore. The screenplay was written by The Wachowskis and Brian Helgeland. The Wachowskis stated that their script was completely rewritten by Helgeland and that they tried to remove their names from the film but failed.

Assassins was released by Warner Bros. on October 6, 1995. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $83.3 million against a $50 million budget.

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