Kate 2021

Movie · 106 min · English, Japanese · September 10, 2021

Directed by Cedric Nicolas-TroyanWritten by Umair Aleem

Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody Harrelson, Miku Martineau, Tadanobu Asano, Jun Kunimura

A 2021 American action thriller film, Kate was directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and written by Umair Aleem. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku Martineau, Woody Harrelson, Tadanobu Asano, Michiel Huisman, Miyavi, and Jun Kunimura, the story centers on Kate (Winstead), an assassin. Her mentor and handler (Harrelson) tasks her with killing a high-ranking yakuza boss. During this final mission, Kate discovers she has been poisoned and has only one day left to live. She spends her remaining hours seeking revenge and uncovering who betrayed her. The film premiered on September 10, 2021 through Netflix. Critics gave it mixed reviews, noting Winstead's performance as strong but calling the film "disappointingly derivative of numerous other female assassin films".