The Killer (2023)
Execution is everything.
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 October 2023 |
| Genre | Crime, Thriller |
| Director | David Fincher |
| Starring | Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton and Charles Parnell |
| Runtime | 118 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Metacritic 73/100 · Rotten Tomatoes 85% · TMDB users 6.6/10 |
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What kind of watch this is
David Fincher directs this 118-minute crime thriller. Michael Fassbender plays an assassin who battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal. Tilda Swinton plays the expert. The film is a study in cold precision. It asks what happens when a machine breaks down. It is for people who prefer their tension quiet and their stakes absolute.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes sits at 85% as of May 2024. Metacritic lands on 73, a solidly favorable mark. The consensus calls it a stylish match for Michael Fassbender. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian found it "horribly addictive." He liked the deadpan focus. Ryan Lattanzio of IndieWire called it "strangely daring." That is a funny way to describe a man cleaning a gun. Dissent exists. Manohla Dargis found the character boring. Yet she stayed for the images.
How it did with audiences
The Killer opened to $0 million, a figure that suggests the public either forgot it existed or decided violence was too expensive this week. On TMDB, users rate it 6.6 out of 10. That is a polite shrug.
What came next for the cast
Fassbender moved from X-Men to Kneecap, a shift that defies simple categorization. Swinton stepped out of the Marvel universe to appear in Ballad of a Small Player, trading cosmic stakes for quiet drama. Parnell went from Transformers to Mission: Impossible, a trajectory that suggests the franchise machine never truly stops. The timeline lists what followed; it does not prove causation. Correlations in filmographies are often just noise.
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Sources
- The Killer on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q111008873 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Killer (2023 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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