Highest-Rated Movies about 'Murder For Hire'

Fargo (1996), Zodiac (2007), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Body Heat (1981), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), The Limey (1999) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Murder For Hire movies.

#16. Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Storyline: Miles Massey, a prominent Los Angeles divorce attorney has everything--and in some cases, two of everything. Despite his impressive client list, a formidable win record, the respect of his peers and an ironclad contract (the Massey pre-nup) named after him, he's reached a crossroads in his life. Sated on success, boredom has set in and he's looking for new challenges. All that changes when Miles meets his match in the devastating Marylin Rexroth. Marylin is the soon-to-be ex-wife of his client Rex Rexroth, a wealthy real estate developer and habitual philanderer. With the help of hard charging private investigator Gus Petch, she has Rex nailed and is looking forward to the financial independence a successful divorce will bring. But thanks to Miles' considerable skills, she ends up with nothing. Not to be outdone, Marylin schemes to get even and as part of her plan, quickly marries oil tycoon Howard Doyle. Miles and his unflappable associate, Wrigley, unwittingly dig themselves in ...

Plot Keywords: heart attack, prologue, restaurant, satire, stabbing, trial, trophy ...

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#17. Double Whammy (2001)

Storyline: Ray Pluto is a detective with a problem due to the loss of his wife and daughter. One day, he is in a fast food place, and due to a pain in his back, he is not able to avoid a mass murderer of six people. A young boy uses his gun and kills the killer. He becomes a loser in the eyes of the police force and public opinion, and his partner convinces him to have a session with the chiropractor Dr. Ann Beamer. A complicated romance between them grows. Meanwhile, at least two other plots happen in the movie involving detective Pluto and other odd characters.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plot Keywords: drug dealer, cigarette smoking, black comedy, arcade game, aerobics, stabbed in the back, police station ...

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#18. Serenity (2019)

Storyline: Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His quiet life is shattered, however, when his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway) tracks him down with a desperate plea for help. She begs Dill to save her - and their young son - from her new, violent husband (Jason Clarke) by taking him out to sea on a fishing excursion, only to throw him to the sharks and leave him for dead. Karen's appearance thrusts Dill back into a life he'd tried to forget, and as he struggles between right and wrong, his world is plunged into a new reality that may not be all that it seems.

Plot Keywords: fishing boat, island, neo noir, abusive husband, murder plot, male rear nudity, domestic abuse ...

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