Hit Man

film by Linklater [2023]

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Hit Man is a 2023 American action comedy film directed by Richard Linklater. The film stars Glen Powell as a professor who moonlights as a fake hitman for the police department. Powell also co-wrote the script, which is based on real events, with Linklater. The movie was acquired by Netflix for streaming and received widespread critical acclaim upon its debut in 2024.12

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Richard Linklater
Later films: Hit Man
For his next movie, Hit Man (2023), Linklater earned widespread acclaim. The screwball comedy starred Glen Powell as a professional killer.
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For his next movie, Hit Man (2023), Linklater earned widespread acclaim. The screwball comedy starred Glen Powell as a professional killer.
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Glen Powell
Hit Man and Twisters
…with Linklater on the comedy Hit Man. Powell starred as a professor with a second job pretending to be an assassin for a police department. He wrote the script, which was based on real events, with Linklater, and coproduced the film. Netflix purchased the streaming rights, and the movie debuted…
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…with Linklater on the comedy Hit Man. Powell starred as a professor with a second job pretending to be an assassin for a police department. He wrote the script, which was based on real events, with Linklater, and coproduced the film. Netflix purchased the streaming rights, and the movie debuted…
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