Hitman is a 2007 French-American
action-
thriller film directed by
Xavier Gens and based on the
video game series of the same name. The story revolves around
Agent 47, a professional
hitman, who was engineered to be an assassin by the group known as "The Organization". He becomes ensnared in a political conspiracy and finds himself pursued by both Interpol and Russian intelligence. The film stars
Timothy Olyphant,
Olga Kurylenko and
Dougray Scott and was released on November 21, 2007. Though critically not well-received, it was a financial success, grossing $99 million against a $24 million budget.