Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

Director:

Aleksander Bach

Writers:

Skip Woods (screenplay), Michael Finch (screenplay)

Stars:

Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angelababy	...	Diana
Dan Bakkedahl	...	Sanders
Charlene Beck	...	Tenement Woman
Michael Bornhütter	...	Berlin Police Officer #1
Melissa Broughton	...	Gardens by the Bay Woman with Baby
Nils Brunkhorst	...	Syndicate Doctor
Michaela Caspar	...	Hall of Records Clerk
Alvin Chan	...	Gardens by the Bay Man #1
Michael Corcoran	...	Robert's Dad (as Michael T. Corcoran)
Manuel Depta	...	Russian Soldier
Andrew Di Bartolomeo	...	Gardens by the Bay Man #2
Georg Ebinal	...	Salzburg Syndicate Operator Driver
Jörg Ellmer	...	Russian Soldier
Rupert Friend	...	Agent 47
Waye Leon Goh	...	Gardens by the Bay Man #3

Storyline

HITMAN: AGENT 47 centers on an elite assassin who was genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine, and is known only by the last two digits on the barcode tattooed on the back of his neck. He is the culmination of decades of research and forty-six earlier Agent clones -- endowing him with unprecedented strength, speed, stamina and intelligence. His latest target is a mega-corporation that plans to unlock the secret of Agent 47's past to create an army of killers whose powers surpass even his own. Teaming up with a young woman who may hold the secret to overcoming their powerful and clandestine enemies, 47 confronts stunning revelations about his own origins and squares off in an epic battle with his deadliest foe.

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Plot Keywords:

based on video game | assassin | hitman | assassination | hired killer | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of strong violence, and some language.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hitman: Agente 47

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,326,530 (USA) (21 August 2015)

Gross:

$22,464,430 (USA) (9 October 2015)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, TSG Entertainment, Fox International Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aleksander Bach's directorial debut.

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Goofs

Exactly at 48:08, John Smith shouldn't be able to grab the gun from the dead squad without pressing the safety button on the holster. As we can see, the holster has a safety button on the side to lock the gun.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Diana: [narrating] The history of man is defined by war. And war by the men who fight it. What if we could create a better man? Someone did.
Diana: The Agent program was initiated in August of 1967 by a man named Peter Aaron Litvenko. It's purpose was to create the perfect killing machine. Human beings without emotion, or fear, or remorse. The resulting subjects were called, Agents. The Program was a success. But the price of creating men without humanity, was Litvenko's conscience.
Diana: Applying his ...
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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: In a mid-credits scene, the camera zooms over Smith's body, now with white hair, to reveal he's still alive. This is the origin of The Albino villain of the franchise.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

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Soundtracks

Daybeu
Written by Maxwell Young
Performed by Maxwell Suited

User Reviews

Ridiculous

I'm very much a fan of the Hit-man games and was (again) shocked by the sheer ignorance in this film. Obvious mistakes and plot holes were apparent from the first minute; things like reloading guns only when it looks cool, guards with their backs to the elevator, contradictions in speech. Lack of a credibility of the entire storyline can be forgiven, since it's still a dystopian video game and don't we all love a dame in distress. The disrespect director Bach shows in ignoring the very nature of the games (stealth) and treating the audience as idiots is culpable. Most of the shots seem to have been made just to look good. CGI was not too good but unlike the rest of the film, functional.