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Assassins (1995)

R Oct 06, 1995 Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller 2h 12m
User Score
65%
1,610 votes
Internet Movie Database
63%
Rotten Tomatoes
16%

In the shadows of life. In the business of death. One man found a reason to live.

Overview

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.

Richard Donner
Director
Lilly Wachowski
Screenplay
Lana Wachowski
Screenplay
Brian Helgeland
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone

Robert Rath
Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas

Miguel Bain
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore

Electra
Anatoli Davydov
Anatoli Davydov

Nicolai Tashlinkov
Muse Watson
Muse Watson

Ketcham
Steve Kahan
Steve Kahan

Alan Branch
Kelly Rowan
Kelly Rowan

Jennifer, Electra's Neighbor
Reed Diamond
Reed Diamond

Bob
Kai Wulff
Kai Wulff

Remy

Full Cast & Crew

Media

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Reviews

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A review by John Chard
Written on August 19, 2017

Check Mate?

Sly Stallone stars as an ageing assassin who gets embroiled in a cat and mouse game with a younger assassin who wants to be number one of the trade. Teaming up with a computer hacker, Stallone battles not only his pursuer but also an event from his past that troubles him so.

With Antonio Banderas and Julianne Moore in starry support, Richard Donner in the director's chair and the Wachowski brothers on writing duties, Assassins held the promise of a top line actioner. Sadly that promise is not met.

There's clear signs of the makers trying to make something more deep and cerebral, what ultimately transpires is a overly complicated - and way over long - picture. Punctured with great action scenes, none more so than an outrageous taxi ride that John Woo would be proud of, ...

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A review by Gimly
Written on September 7, 2018

A not great movie, but one that it's hard to pinpoint exact ways in which it could easily have been improved. A Stallone/Banderas as cat and mouse assassins sounds promising, but in reality this technoir thriller is... Actually kind of boring. Seems like it needs a ground-up re-working to get a story up to the concept of that team, which sounds exhausting.

_Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._...

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