

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.
Visual Effects
Groundbreaking but deeply cursed digital youth serum.
Direction
Ang Lee shot this in 120fps and nobody asked for that.
Stunts
Motorcycle chase through Colombia actually slaps.

Director
Ang Lee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This script floated around Hollywood for 20 years—everyone from Harrison Ford to Brad Pitt passed. The de-aging tech finally made it possible, arguably before it was actually ready.
Ang Lee's 120fps high-frame-rate version screened in limited theaters; audiences found it looked like a soap opera or video game cutscene, cementing HFR as commercially toxic.