The Big Hit

Synopsis

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.

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When & where

Streaming on

• Criterion Channel↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Mark Wahlberg
  as Melvin Smiley
• 
  Lou Diamond Phillips
  as Cisco
• 
  Christina Applegate
  as Pam Shulman
• 
  Avery Brooks
  as Paris
• 
  Bokeem Woodbine
  as Crunch
• 
  Antonio Sabàto, Jr.
  as Vince

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