# 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, OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

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

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

### 2026-10-30 (Friday)

- **[Monopol](https://munich.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/220-monopol.md) (Schwabing-West):** [2026-10-30 18:10](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/muenchen/monopol-kino/vorstellung/3696344020)  (OmU)

### 2026-10-31 (Saturday)

- **[Monopol](https://munich.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/220-monopol.md) (Schwabing-West):** [2026-10-31 18:10](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/muenchen/monopol-kino/vorstellung/3696531012)  (OmU)

### 2026-11-02 (Monday)

- **[Monopol](https://munich.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/220-monopol.md) (Schwabing-West):** [2026-11-02 21:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/muenchen/monopol-kino/vorstellung/3696303741)  (OmU)

### 2026-11-03 (Tuesday)

- **[Monopol](https://munich.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/220-monopol.md) (Schwabing-West):** [2026-11-03 21:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/muenchen/monopol-kino/vorstellung/3696303816)  (OmeU)

### 2026-11-04 (Wednesday)

- **[Monopol](https://munich.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/220-monopol.md) (Schwabing-West):** [2026-11-04 18:20](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/muenchen/monopol-kino/vorstellung/3696303872)  (OmU)