The Hit List

After a series of personal setbacks, a businessman meets a mysterious man in a bar who claims to be a professional assassin. While intoxicated, the businessman provides a list of five people he wants dead, believing the stranger's offer is merely a joke. However, when the individuals on the list begin dying in sequence, the man must try to stop the killer to clear his own name and save the remaining targets.

This action thriller was directed by William Kaufman, following his work on The Prodigy and Sinners and Saints. The film stars Cole Hauser as the businessman and Cuba Gooding Jr. as the stranger, with a supporting cast that includes Jonathan LaPaglia, Michael Papajohn, Drew Waters, and Sarah Ann Schultz. Produced by North by Northwest Entertainment, the movie was made with a budget of 6 million USD.

Audience reception for the film is mixed. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 5.4/10 based on 12,000 votes, while it has a slightly higher rating of 6/10 on TMDB from 298 votes.