The Hit List

The Hit List, takes its characters as seriously as it takes its plot. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Cuba Gooding Jr. Anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

The Hit List arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The writing in The Hit List treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him. Cuba Gooding Jr. And Cole Hauser lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2011. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, The Hit List delivers. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Cuba Gooding Jr.'s work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

The Hit List was released in 2011, directed by William Kaufman. The full 90-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.