IMDb RATING
6.8/10
6.8K
YOUR RATING
Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Adam Chung-Tai Chan
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Roderick Lam
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Tsun-Hung Liu
- Man In Jail
- (uncredited)
Ernst Mausser
- Priest
- (uncredited)
Pui Chung Tong
- Killer
- (uncredited)
Chi Wai Wong
- Singapore Policeman
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the movie theater sequence, the trailer for The Mission (1999) can be seen playing, which is another film made by Johnnie To.
- GoofsWhen the Interpol agents are reading about Tok's collapse during a shooting competition, the word "collapses" is misspelled "collopses" in the book they are reading.
- Quotes
Tok: My name is Tok. I'm a professional killer. I like watching movies, especially action movies. Big or no budget, foreign or local. As long as they have fresh ideas. Take this movie from a few years back. A guy runs around Mexico with a guitar case blasting people left and right. Not the best movie. But I like the style.
- Alternate versionsFulltime Killer has an alternate ending which played in Malaysia. It ends before Inspector Lee exits the café and realizes that Miss Chin's version of the story may not be the real one. Also, new footage is inserted of the authorities apprehending one of the killers after their climactic duel.
- ConnectionsReferences Le Samouraï (1967)
Featured review
There seem to be a lot of Japanese movies that are pure exercises in style. I tend to like highly cinematic movies, so I usually enjoy myself, but somewhere along the way I always seem to go from thinking, this is just so cool to thinking, is there some point here. Fulltime Killer is lots of fun. It is very stylish, looks nice and has some very striking scenes. But it has about as much depth as a piece of typing paper. There's not much in the way of character development, and the movie feels increasingly unconvincing as it progresses. So while there is stuff I love, like the scene with the grenades, the movie as a whole failed to connect with me on any sort of intellectual or emotional level. Still, it is lots of fun, and I was torn between giving it a 7 or an 8 (which is usually the quandary I face when rating stylish, empty movies). Well worth watching, but not worth remembering.
- How long is Fulltime Killer?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Katiller düellosu
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,124
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,676
- Mar 23, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $181,662
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content