Hit Man: Release date, trailer, cast, plot & more
NetflixRichard Linklater’s latest movie is on the horizon – here’s everything you need to know about Hit Man, including release date, trailer, cast, and plot.
From the director behind Dazed and Confused, Before Sunset, and School of Rock comes Hit Man, a new comedy that’s yet to have its official public release.
Based on a true story from a 2001 Texas Monthly magazine article of the same name by Skip Hollandsworth, the action-comedy is due to come to streaming sooner than fans might have thought thanks to Netflix.
With the movie’s release imminent, here’s everything you need to know about Hit Man, from release date to plot.
Does Hit Man have a release date?
Hit Man comes to Netflix on June 7, 2024, following a limited theatrical run.
The movie had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2023, followed by festival appearances at London Film Festival and Sundance.
As a result, Hit Man currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 96% after 72 reviews.
Shirley Li at The Atlantic wrote, “The police scenes are just light enough to be funny, the screwball sequences are just dark enough to keep you on the edge of your seat, and Powell… is obviously elated to be handling such twisty material.”
Hit Man cast: Who’s in it?
The cast of Hit Man includes:
- Glen Powell as Gary Johnson
- Adria Arjona as Maddy Masters
- Austin Amelio as Jasper
- Retta as a police officer Gary works for
- Sanjay Rao as a police officer Gary works for
- Evan Holtzman as Ray Masters
- Molly Bernard
- Mike Markoff
Director Richard Linklater told Deadline about writing the movie with Powell: “It didn’t start off that way. It was like, OK, I’m the writer/director, he’s the actor, let’s make a movie. But we were working on the phone during the pandemic. I’m in my library and he was with his family, or traveling for work. We just talked and talked. At some point, I just said, ‘You know what? We’re already working on this together. I’m going to start sending you pages, and you’re going to send them back to me.’ It felt natural.”
What is Hit Man about?
The official synopsis for the movie reads: “A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.”
Professional ‘killer’ Gary Johnson (Powell) breaks his work protocol in order to try to help a desperate woman leaving an abusive husband – then finds himself falling for her.
In our four-star review of the movie, we said: “Out of the films that are tackling the thorny genre of thriller in 2023, Hit Man is up there in the ranks.
“Linklater’s latest is a guaranteed good time, packed with unique and empathetic characters and narrative just about original enough to take audiences someplace new. Chances are though, these audiences might forget all about it in a month or two.”
Does Hit Man have a trailer?
The first teaser trailer for Hit Man was released on January 22, 2024. Catch it in full below:
