What is The Killer about?
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A meticulous assassin's global manhunt becomes a darkly comic, gritty battle against everyone, including himself.
Suspenseful and pulpy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
The Killer parents guide
Nothing past what an R promises: some innuendo or implied sex and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is The Killer scary?
- Only a little. The Killer has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Killer?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is The Killer rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Strong violence and some strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byDavid Fincher
StarringMichael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O'Malley, Sophie Charlotte
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