The Killer

The Killer

Execution is everything.

16+ 2023 · 118 min · ★ 6.6 (3K) · Crime, Thriller

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

Directed by David Fincher · Written by Andrew Kevin Walker

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