‘The Assassin(s)’ Review: A Riveting South Korean Popcorn Thriller About a Real Assassination

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What happened

Hur Jin-ho’s star-studded “The Assassin(s)” turns the holes in a public investigation into an imaginative mystery along the lines of Oliver Stone’s “JFK.

Key facts

  • Reported by Variety and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:58:41 UTC.

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