Diary of a Hitman

Diary of a Hitman

Nothing personal. Just business.

R 1991 · 90 min · ★ 5.4 · Crime, Drama

A veteran hitman, Dekker is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. His final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when a sadistic man recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain, and their baby, but he can’t bring himself to do the job, complicating all of their lives.

Directed by Roy London · Written by Kenneth Pressman

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