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I Hired a Contract Killer

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990Movie⏱️ 1h 19mNot Rated
ComedyCrimeDramaRomance
7.2
IMDB Rating
8,719 votes

Henri is depressed after losing his job, but finds himself too afraid to go through with suicide. He hires a contract killer to do the job for him instead - but what happens if he changes his mind?

Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Writers
Aki Kaurismäki, Peter von Bagh
Stars
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley
Release Date
October 12, 1990
Language
English, Finnish
Country
Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 22
Reviews
📋 9.7K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Henri Boulanger
Margi Clarke
Margi Clarke
as Margaret
Kenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley
as Killer
👤
T.R. Bowen
as Department Head
👤
Imogen Claire
as Secretary
👤
Angela Walsh
as Landlady
👤
Cyril Epstein
as Cab Driver
Nicky Tesco
Nicky Tesco
as Pete
Charles Cork
Charles Cork
as Al
👤
Michael O'Hagan
as Killer's Boss

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Holborn Viaduct, London, England, UK
Production
Villealfa Filmproductions, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Finnkino

🏷️ Keywords

lonelinesscontract to have oneself murderedlonertelephone bookcontract killer

🎯 Categories

ComedyCrimeDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Highly Recommended
by helmore2002-09-09

"I watched a documentary about Aki Kaurimaki (one of my favourite directors) in which he stated that he was sick and tired of pages and pages of dialogue he had written ending up on the cutting room floor. So he keeps the dialogue to a minimum. This film is a perfect example of this philosophy. This is Kaurismaki's trademark. Anyone who has seen "Leningrad Cowboys Go America" or "Arial" will recognise his sparing use of dialogue rather than having characters speak just for the sake of speaking. It is no wonder that his most recent film "Juha" was a silent film..."

💡 Did You Know?

the man who sells the sunglasses to Henri.

📖 Synopsis

Henri is depressed after losing his job, but finds himself too afraid to go through with suicide. He hires a contract killer to do the job for him instead - but what happens if he changes his mind?