The Assassin fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, a touch of humor.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, politics, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Assassin is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, politics, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, politics, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and score stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Assassin is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, MUBI, and Hi-YAH in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 45 min
The Assassin runs 1 h 45 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Assassin higher (81) than audiences (58). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $12 million worldwide, 80% of its budget.
It was made in Chinese. Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan, China, France.
+22GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Assassin in 36 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for The Assassin, including Action Girl, Big Damn Heroes, Buried Alive.
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