Rotten
Sam Peckinpah knows how to make movies but perhaps he has forgotten why.
Richard Eder, New York Times
The Killer Elite
They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?
1975 · 2h 2m · PG
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Sam Peckinpah
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
The Killer Elite
Overview
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the CIA, and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
55%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The Killer Elite is directed and acted with a certain nice style, but it puts us through so many convolutions of the plot that finally we just don't care.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
More films
The Amateur (2025)
Action · Thriller · PG-13
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Director
- James Hawes
- Cast
- Rami Malek, Holt McCallany, Danny Sapani
IMDb
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes
61%
Metacritic
52
Blacklight (2022)
Action · Adventure · Thriller · PG-13
Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Cast
- Liam Neeson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Taylor John Smith
IMDb
4.9
Rotten Tomatoes
12%
Metacritic
27
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Action · Drama · Mystery · Thriller · R
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Cast
- Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart
IMDb
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
50
Gemini Man (2019)
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller · PG-13
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned ve...
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Cast
- Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen
IMDb
5.7
Rotten Tomatoes
27%
Metacritic
38
The Expendables 3 (2014)
Action · Adventure · Thriller · PG-13
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The ...
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Director
- Patrick Hughes
- Cast
- Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Harrison Ford
IMDb
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes
32%
Metacritic
35
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.0
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.4
Locomotion (1975)
Documentary · N/A
Collage film about the history of trains set to music.
- Runtime
- 16m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.2
Shell Spirit (1963)
N/A
Directed by Geoffrey Jones.
- Runtime
- 2m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
6.8
Comments
Talk about the film with other members