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Good for friends night · teens · thought-provoking
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A Lone Wolf…dynamite with a girl or a gun!
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
Film NoirHitmanDouble-CrossFemme FataleRevengeMoral AmbiguitySuspense1940s
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Is This Gun for Hire worth watching?
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GreatGoodWatch scoreYes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84 (IMDb 7.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 94%). Critics rate it higher (94 out of 100) than audiences (77).
What tropes does This Gun for Hire use?
Evil CrippleAnti-HeroHidden DepthsTrain-Station GoodbyeHe's Dead, JimEven Evil Has StandardsSissy VillainFilm NoirFreudian ExcuseSleep CuteFat BastardRedemption Equals Deathand 18 more
TV Tropes lists 30 tropes for it, including Evil Cripple, Anti-Hero, and Hidden Depths.