Netflix has just added a new crime comedy movie with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes

From the director of Dazed and Confused and School of Rock, the film has been called one of 2024’s best so far.

Co-written by Powell alongside director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, School of Rock), the actor in the film plays a straight-laced professor who discovers he has a hidden talent for posing as a fake hit man.

Assuming false identities to entrap criminals for the local police, the situation quickly changes though when he meets his match in a client who steals his heart (Adria Arjona – Andor, Triple Frontier).

Inspired by a true story, Hit Man has earned rave reviews on the festival circuit – with critics lavishing praise on the chemistry between Arjona and Powell, the movie’s twisty plot, its blend of different genres and its deeper themes about identity.

Currently holding a near-perfect 98% on Rotten Tomatoes – making it one of 2024’s best reviewed films so far – it is now streaming on Netflix where it can be discovered by a much larger audience.

You can read a sample of some of the raves for Hit Man right here:

CTV’s Your Morning: “Hit Man is a rom-com, a film noir, a Coen Brothers-like comic thriller. It’s nothing short of a miracle that it can be all those things.”

Empire: “Glen Powell achieves certified movie-star status and Adria Arjona shines in this slick, seductive romantic thriller. Don’t let it get buried in your Netflix watch list.”

The New Republic: “Powell’s performance is outstanding. He plays against his own newly popularised persona as Hollywood’s latest cardboard-cutout hunk du jour, gamely modulating his voice, the tilt of his head, the glare in his eyes ever slightly.”

RogerEbert.com: “A comedy/thriller that’s in equal parts charming, nerve-wracking, and ethically challenging.”

Seattle Times: “Hit Man offers pleasure on numerous fronts: the playful chemistry between Powell and Arjona; the funny camaraderie between Gary and the cops; the screenplay’s elegantly twisty triangles.”

Hit Man is streaming on Netflix right now.

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