The Protégé

The Protégé

Made for vengeance.

Directed by Martin Campbell

Produced by Millennium Media, Arthur Sarkissian Productions

2021109 min6.5 / 10

A stylish revenge thriller centered on a lethal assassin navigating grief, attraction, and the moral consequences of a life spent killing.

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

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  • Is The Protégé violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is The Protégé sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

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

  • Is The Protégé scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does The Protégé end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

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Love45

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