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I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)

★ 7.2Not Rated79 minDirector: Aki Kaurismäki

1990 film

I Hired a Contract Killer is a film directed, produced and written by the Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki in 1990. It is a Finnish-British-German-Swedish co-production and stars the renowned French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film also features a cameo appearance by Joe Strummer as a guitar player.

The film's plot device of a man arranging for an assassin to kill him but later attempting to call off the deal is also used in the more famous 1998 American film Bulworth.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is I Hired a Contract Killer about?
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990) — After fifteen years' service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can't go through with it, so he hires a contract killer in a seedy bar to murder him at some unspecified time in the future. But almost immediately he meets and falls i
Is I Hired a Contract Killer based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is I Hired a Contract Killer scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.