Asher

Asher

Some Things Get Better With Age

Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

Produced by Mensch Productions, Wing and a Prayer Pictures

2018117 min5.7 / 10

A noir-tinged character study of a aging assassin seeking redemption through love, balancing his violent past against the possibility of transformation.

Asher is a former Mossad agent turned gun for hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it's too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be.

Questions people ask

  • Is Asher sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Asher violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Asher scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does Asher end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Asher easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Asher

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Asher

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Asher, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Asher, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Asher, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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