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2) Hanna
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Nederlands
Description
International hit man Angelo decides to retire after he begins to suffer from Alzheimer's. He takes one last offer, but when learning one target is a teenage girl, he breaks the deal. Angelo then tries to discover who would want a young girl dead.
5) The mechanic
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A hitman seeks revenge for the murder of his mentor and friend.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Super assassin John Wick has a fourteen million dollar price tag on his head after killing a member of the High Table, the shadowy international assassins' guild. Now excommunicado, and with an army of the world's most ruthless hit men and women on his trail, John must find a way to survive in this third chapter of the adrenaline-fuelled action series.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hit man John Wick is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
10) Killing Eve
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Eve is a bored, whip-smart, pay-grade MI5 security officer whose deskbound job doesn't fulfill her fantasies of being a spy. Villanelle is a mercurial, talented killer who clings to the luxuries her violent job affords her. Follow these two women, equally obsessed with each other, as they go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Juggling a new relationship, parental responsibilities, friendship, and a sick brother while earning a living would be difficult for anyone, but it's particularly tricky as a hitman. Ray Shoesmith (Scott Ryan) takes care of people, collecting debts, relieving them of drugs and guns, and often taking care of them permanently. Ray demands respect and does not tolerate anyone who doesn't live up to his very strong and very clear code of ethics. The few...
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Four years after taking a bullet in the head at her own wedding, the bride emerges from a coma and decides its time for payback ... with a vengeance. Having been gunned down by her former boss and his deadly squad of international assassins, it's a kill-or-be-killed fight. She didn't start this deadly series of events, but she is definately determined to finish the business.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In his latest mission, Johnny English must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. With just one shot at redemption, he will use (or misuse) the latest high-tech gadgets and every trick in his playbook to protect us all.
15) Killing Gunther
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A group of assassins decide to kill Gunther, the world's greatest hit-man, but their plan turns into a series of fumbled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead.
16) Terminal
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Enjoy the twisted tale of two assassins carrying out a sinister mission, a teacher battling a fatal illness, an enigmatic janitor, and a curious waitress leading a dangerous double life. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night as their lives all intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind hellbent on revenge.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is picking at the thread of a cold case over 30 years in the making and unraveling a riddle that echoes all the way back to his boyhood and his criminal father's bad dealings. Meanwhile, Boyd Crowder finds his own criminal grip on Harlan County loosening due to a Pentecostal preacher with a penchant for theatrics and a knack for manipulation.
18) Triple threat
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A breakneck thriller that teams over half a dozen of the world's biggest action stars for the martial arts film event of the year. When a hit contract is taken out on a billionaire's daughter intent on bringing down a major crime syndicate, a team of wanted mercenaries must take on a group of professional assassins to stop them from hitting their target.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Arthur Bishop returns as the Mechanic in the sequel to the 2011 action thriller. When the deceitful actions of a cunning but beautiful woman force him to return to the life he left behind, Bishop's life is once again in danger as he has to complete an impossible list of assassinations of the most dangerous men in the world.
20) Avenging Angelo
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
Frankie is a tough-as-nails bodyguard who vows to protect the beautiful Jennifer, after her father, mafia kingpin Angelo is gunned down in cold blood. Now, with nowhere to turn, they must run for their lives, while being pursued by a murderous hit man determined to eliminate his target at all costs.
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