Grosse Pointe Blank

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Grosse Pointe Blank

R

1997

1h 47m

Romance

Comedy

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After assassin Martin Blank has trouble focusing on his work, resulting in a failed assignment, he returns to his hometown, Grosse Pointe, Mich., for his 10-year high school reunion. There he meets Debi Newberry, an old girlfriend whom he stood up for the prom. Martin's secretary sets up a hit for him while he is in town, but Martin starts to reconsider his life. Meanwhile, he is hounded by an unstable rival hit man, Grocer.

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Critics Consensus

A high-concept high school reunion movie with an adroitly cast John Cusack and armed with a script of incisive wit.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Feb 28, 2018

As a satire, Grosse Pointe Blank doesn't completely add up-the parts are greater than the whole-but it's very much alive and kicking.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Sep 7, 2011

A-

High school reunions should only be this satisfying — and hitmen this open-minded about the value of psychotherapy.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Nov 6, 2009

Despite some early indications from the two Cusacks and Arkin that it's going to be funny, it winds up an unholy mess that becomes steadily more incoherent -- morally, dramatically, and conceptually.

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

Sep 16, 2023

Of the many violence-inflected black comedies that Pulp Fiction spawned, Grosse Pointe Blank ranks among the best [...] It never feels derivative [and] finds its own identity as a quirky romcom.

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Sean Axmaker

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Sep 8, 2023

Director George Armitage gets the mix of wry humor and edgy violence dead on, and [John] Cusack’s cocked-grin charm and earnest determination tells us not to take it all too seriously without sinking his character into farce.

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Travis Johnson

Blunt Magazine

Jul 4, 2022

Starring 80s poster boy John Cusack and featuring a blistering soundtrack curated by Joe Strummer, ‘Grosse Pointe Blank’ is like John Hughes directed The Killer.

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Robert P

@Superbad 6 days ago

Grosse Pointe Bank = a *4* star Movie!

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Huntin P

@PaxVobiscum80 Sep 24, 2026

Amusing black comedy about a high-end assassin losing his mojo and pining after his high school sweetheart. Could a school reunion and a nearby assignment give him the opportunity to make a little money, get his bloodthirst back, and rekindle the old flame. Yeaaaaah!

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Phil W

@RT32047315 Sep 1, 2026

Wonderful and original. Even better the 7th time.

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Steve L

@RT04232326 Jul 12, 2026

Very underrated comedy

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R T

@RT17446662 Mar 24, 2026

My absolute favorite. A top-notch film about a hitman at a class reunion, featuring a perfectly cast John Cusack. The plot is thrilling and funny from the very first minute.

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Mike T.

@EmptyO0O0 Mar 7, 2026

One of my top 10. Funny and great cast! Both Cusacks were great.

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Synopsis

After assassin Martin Blank has trouble focusing on his work, resulting in a failed assignment, he returns to his hometown, Grosse Pointe, Mich., for his 10-year high school reunion. There he meets Debi Newberry, an old girlfriend whom he stood up for the prom. Martin's secretary sets up a hit for him while he is in town, but Martin starts to reconsider his life. Meanwhile, he is hounded by an unstable rival hit man, Grocer.

Director: George Armitage
Producer: Donna Arkoff Roth, Roger Birnbaum, Susan Arnold
Screenwriter: Tom Jankiewicz, D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack
Distributor: Hollywood Pictures Home Video, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Caravan Pictures, New Crime Productions, Hollywood Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.1M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital

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