The Hit List

The Hit List

Who's on your list?

Directed by William Kaufman

Produced by North by Northwest Entertainment

201190 min6.0 / 10

A paranoid thriller about a man framed for murders he jokingly listed, racing against time and suspicion as bodies pile up around him.

A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Hit List scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Hit List violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Hit List easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Hit List end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Hit List sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise70

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Hit List, and what each one shares →

Like The Hit List

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Hit List

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Hit List, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Hit List, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Hit List, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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