The Big Hit (1998)

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Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill.

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.

• Released: 1998-04-24
• Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 496 votes

Directed by Kirk Wong Chi-Keung.

Top cast

• Mark Wahlberg as Melvin Smiley
• Lou Diamond Phillips as Cisco
• Christina Applegate as Pam Shulman
• Avery Brooks as Paris
• Bokeem Woodbine as Crunch
• Antonio Sabàto Jr. as Vince
• China Chow as Keiko Nishi
• Lainie Kazan as Jeanne Shulman
• Elliott Gould as Morton Shulman
• Sab Shimono as Jiro Nishi

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Big Hit

• United States: stream on fuboTV; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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