"Crime is an art form."

2023

1h 38m

5.9(299 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A hitman, his boss, an art dealer and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight avant-garde sensation, one that forces her to play the art world against the underworld.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Uma Thurman

Patrice

Joe Manganiello

Reggie

Samuel L. Jackson

Gordon

Maya Hawke

Grace

Debi Mazar

The Kimono

Dree Hemingway

Anika

Amy Keum

Leslie

Candy Buckley

Mrs. Galvinson

Larry Pine

Dr. Galvinson

Jennifer Kim

Mae

Creative team

Directed by: Nicol Paone
Written by: Jonathan Jacobson
Produced by: Jordan Yale Levine
Anne Clements

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