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6.5Ten 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.
Released: 1984-09-0798 minDir: Stephen FrearsDrama, Thriller, CrimeBox office: $876,775
Cast
- John Hurt as Braddock
- Terence Stamp as Willie Parker
- Tim Roth as Myron
- Laura del Sol as Maggie
- Bill Hunter as Harry
- Fernando Rey as Policeman
Themes
- spain
- madrid, spain
- hitman
- kidnapping
- gun rampage
- gangster
- road trip
- criminal
- road movie
- gun shooting
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
10,054 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
75/100
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 590308
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- publication date
- 1986-04-24
- title
- The Hit
- review score
- 88%
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Paco de Lucía
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Categories
1980s psychological thriller films1984 British films1984 crime drama films1984 English-language films1984 films1984 independent films1984 multilingual films1984 Spanish-language filmsBritish crime drama filmsBritish independent filmsBritish multilingual filmsBritish psychological thriller filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsFilms directed by Stephen FrearsFilms produced by Jeremy ThomasFilms scored by Eric ClaptonFilms set in SpainFilms shot in LondonFilms shot in MadridFilms shot in SpainTemplate film date with 2 release dates