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"There is no evidence he was a hit man full-time, part-time or any time", he added.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

But the one that has most resonated — killed, you might say — has been a gentler, funnier take on the genre that says right up front: The hired hit man is a Hollywood myth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

HBO’s dark comedy “Barry” is ostensibly the saga of a hit man trying to find himself — and redemption — through a North Hollywood acting class.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Tom Burke plays the shifty protagonist whose name might be Steve or Bob or Fletcher, and who might be a concerned relative or private detective or hit man.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

He squeezes the words out of the corner of his mouth like a hit man.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe