The Killer

About The Killer

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation.

The Killer (1989) is a crime thriller film directed by John Woo. Released in March 1989, it runs 110 minutes.

The film is filed under hong kong, blindness and impaired vision, police, and dramatic.

Chow Yun-Fat takes the lead as Jong, Danny Lee Sau-Yin as Insp. Li Ying, Sally Yeh Chian-Wen as Jennie, and Paul Chu Kong as Sidney Fung. The screenplay is by John Woo. American members can watch it on Criterion Channel and fuboTV.

Collateral, Memories of Murder, and Crash make useful companions to The Killer, all filed under hitman. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 960 votes and it carries a R rating.