Cohen and Tate (1989)

A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness to play them off against each other.

Released Jan. 27, 1989 86 min 17+

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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