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Hitman (2007)

★ 6.2 · 3,637 ratings on TMDB

Most believe his very existence is a sin. But others know he is a necessary evil.

Hitman poster★ 6.2

A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.

DirectorXavier Gens
CastChristian Erickson, Dougray Scott, Henry Ian Cusick, Joe Sheridan, Michael Offei, Olga Kurylenko
GenresAction, Drama, Thriller
The emergence reading

Hitman keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

zero-distanceUS
⇄ Parameter shift — the dial this world turnsrigor: loose
E4cloninghuman cloning enabled; engineered assassin clones are produced and employed (technology · local)
Also inFilms that alter a rule of reality
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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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