The Mechanic (1972)
"He has 100 ways to kill... and they all work!"
ThumbScore
👍 79%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 48%
(RT: 45%, MC: 51) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jan-Michael Vincent as Steve McKenna
Jill Ireland as The Girl
Linda Ridgeway as Louise, Steve McKenna's Girlfriend
Frank De Kova as The Man
James Davidson as Intern
Lindsay Crosby as Policeman
Is The Mechanic good?
Most people think so. 79% audience score, estimated from 363 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 48%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father. Wikipedia ↗
