Grosse Pointe Blank
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Grosse Pointe Blank

Even a hit man deserves a second shot.

7.0 / 10 1997 1h 47mR English
ActionComedyThrillerRomance

Storyline

Hitman Martin Blank becomes a moving target after he rebuffs a fellow assassin's invitation to form a union. On the advice of his quirky assistant and neurotic psychiatrist, Martin begrudgingly heads out to Grosse Pointe, Michigan for his ten-year high school reunion, where he soon comes across the woman he jilted on prom night.

Cast & Crew

John Cusack

John Cusack

Martin Q. Blank

Lead
Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver

Debi Newberry

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Grocer

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Marcella

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Dr. Oatman

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Steven Lardner

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Paul Spericki

Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan

Mr. Bart Newberry

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Armitage's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Grosse Pointe Blank is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker