The Killer Genre Guide: Story, Cast and Movie Facts

The Killer (1989) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. One vicious hitman. One fierce cop. Ten thousand bullets.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists fuboTV, Criterion Channel. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat as Jong; Danny Lee Sau-Yin as Insp. Li Ying / Little Eagle; Sally Yip Sin-Man as Jennie; Paul Chu Kong as Sidney Fung; Kenneth Tsang as Sgt. Tsang Yeh; Shing Fui-On as Hay Wong Hoi; Tommy Wong as Teddy Wong Hung; James Ha Chim-Si as Teddy's Man

About The Killer

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

More like The Killer

• Fulltime Killer
• The Rookie
• Tiger Cage
• Infernal Affairs
• Running Out of Time
• Special ID
• SPL: Kill Zone
• Jennifer Eight

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