4.8 Score

1998 • 1h 31min • R • Action, Adventure, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

The Big Hit

"Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill."

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.

IMDb 6.1

RT 43%

MC 31

Director

Kirk Wong Chi-Keung

Writer

Ben Ramsey

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Mark Wahlberg

Melvin Smiley

Lou Diamond Phillips

Cisco

Christina Applegate

Pam Shulman

China Chow

Keiko Nishi

Avery Brooks

Paris

Antonio Sabàto, Jr.

Vince

Bokeem Woodbine

Crunch

Elliott Gould

Morton Shulman

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Mark Wahlberg Melvin Smiley

Lou Diamond Phillips Cisco

Christina Applegate Pam Shulman

China Chow Keiko Nishi

Avery Brooks Paris

Antonio Sabàto, Jr. Vince

Bokeem Woodbine Crunch

Elliott Gould Morton Shulman

Lainie Kazan Jeanne Shulman

Robin Dunne Gump

Danny Smith Video Store Kid

Sab Shimono Jiro Nishi

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