The Killer

From Hong Kong master John Woo and starring screen legend Chow Yun-fat, The Killer is a towering achievement in action cinema.

Chow plays a contract killer with a conscience who takes one final job to fund surgery for a singer he accidentally blinded—only to find himself hunted by both gangsters and the police. What follows is a symphony of slow-motion standoffs, doves in flight, and impeccably choreographed gun battles that revolutionized the genre.

Operatic, emotional, and explosively stylish, The Killer isn’t just a classic—it’s widely hailed as one of the greatest action films of all time.