“Hit Man” is the new Netflix original film that not only brings two big stars to the screen but also portrays secret agent stories in the best comedic and dramatic style once again…
Glen Powell will be the one bringing Gary Johnson, the main character, to life. Meanwhile, Adria Arjona will play his partner and one of the most important roles, along with Austin Amelio and Retta.
The movie was directed by Richard Linklater, who also co-wrote the script with the actor and Skip Hollandsworth. The highly anticipated title is scheduled to premiere on June 7th of this year.
Top 10 Hit Man-style movies to stream in the US
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster’s moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Cast | John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Laura Lovelace, Burr Steers, Phil LaMarr, Frank Whaley, Rosanna Arquette, Eric Stoltz, Bronagh Gallagher, Ving Rhames and more.
Available on Max.
- Mr. And Mrs. Smith (2005)
After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations.
When they discover they’re each other’s next target, their secret lives collide in a spicy, explosive mix of wicked comedy, pent-up passion, nonstop action and high-tech weaponry.
Cast | Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Adam Brody, Vince Vaughn, Kerry Washington, Keith David, Chris Weitz, Rachael Huntley, Michelle Monaghan, Stephanie March, Jennifer Morrison, Melanie Tolbert, Theresa Barrera and more.
Available on Netflix.
- Collateral (2004)
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Cast | Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley, Richard T. Jones, Klea Scott, Debi Mazar, Javier Bardem, Emilio Rivera and more.
Available on Paramount+, The Criterion Channel and Fubo.
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union.
CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.
Cast | Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani, Sylvester Groth, Jared Harris, Hugh Grant, Christian Berkel, Misha Kuznetsov, Marianna Di Martino, Guy Williams and more.
Available on TNT, TBS and truTV.
- Leon: The Professional (1994)
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective “cleaner”. But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda’s thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon’s footsteps.
Cast | Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Willi One Blood, Don Creech, Michael Badalucco, Elizabeth Regen, Ellen Greene, Frank Senger, Lucius Wyatt Cherokee and more.
Available on Fubo and Netflix.
- Kill List (2011)
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.
Cast | Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson, Emma Fryer, Michael Smiley, Struan Rodger, Ben Crompton, Robin Hill, Damien Thomas, Robert Hill and more.
Available on Prime Video, Shudder, Kanopy and AMC+.
- Johnny English (2003)
A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral.
When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewels—and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English’s watch—the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.
Cast | Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tasha de Vasconcelos, Ben Miller, Greg Wise, Kevin McNally, Terence Harvey, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nina Young, Tim Berrington, Neville Phillips and more.
Available for purchase or rental through Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu.
- Get Smart (2008)
When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent.
He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?
Cast | Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Dwayne Johnson, Terence Stamp, Terry Crews, David Koechner, James Caan, Patrick Warburton, Bill Murray, Nate Torrence, Masi Oka, Geoff Pierson and more.
Available on Max.
- John Wick (2014)
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Cast | Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, Dean Winters, Omer Barnea, Toby Leonard Moore, Daniel Bernhardt, Bridget Regan, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick and more.
Available on Tubi.
- Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Cast | Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Jonno Davies, Jack Davenport, Samantha Womack, Mark Hamill, Velibor Topic, Sofia Boutella, Geoff Bell, Morgan Watkins and more.
Available for purchase or rental through Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu.
