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Asher

"Some Things Get Better With Age"

2018

1h 57m

5.7(161 votes)

Thriller

Action

Drama

Overview

Asher is a former Mossad agent turned gun for hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it's too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be.

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Wing and a Prayer Pictures

XYZ Films

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Asher

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Sophie

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Avi

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Dora

Peter Facinelli

Peter Facinelli

Uziel

Guy Burnet

Guy Burnet

Lyor

Jay Hieron

Jay Hieron

Sammi

Blake Perlman

Blake Perlman

Hannah

Marta Milans

Marta Milans

Marina

David Wohl

David Wohl

Dr. Greene

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
Written by: Jay Zaretsky
Produced by: Adam Folk
Josh Crook

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