# The Killer (1989)

**Genres:** Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

**Duration:** 111 min

**IMDb:** [7.7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097202/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.2](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-killer/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 85%, Popcornmeter: 90%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_killer_2023)

## Description

A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded.

## Details

**Premiere:** 13 Aug 1990

**Director:** John Woo

**Cast:** Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu, Kenneth Tsang, Shing Fui-On, Wing-Cho Yip, Ricky Chun-Tong Wong, Barry Wong, Parkman Wong, Alan Ng, Yamson Domingo

**Countries:** Hong Kong

**Languages:** Yue Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, English

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdLwJ2-zxDA)

## Showtimes in Hamburg in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-29 (Thursday)

- **[Savoy Hamburg](https://hamburg.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/169-savoy-hamburg.md) (Mitte):** [2026-10-29 20:30](https://savoy.premiumkino.de/en/vorstellung/the-killer/20261029/2030/3HirOWXUuS8upUzvckZANOlKjZkiBKWp_0c5THjozR8~)  (OmeU)