Polar (2019)
If the job doesn't kill you, retirement will.
Polar rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.3/10· 105K votes
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Metacritic19%
TMDb6.378/10· 2K votesWith 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 19/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Polar
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
Cast of Polar
Mads Mikkelsen
as Duncan Vizla
Vanessa Hudgens
as Camille
Katheryn Winnick
as Vivian
Inga Cadranel
as Regina
Fei Ren
as Hilde
Ruby O. Fee
as Sindy
Matt Lucas
as Blut
Robert Maillet
as Karl
Anthony Grant
as Facundo
Josh Cruddas
as Alexei
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Lovina Yavari
as Junkie Jane
Ayisha Issa
as Jazmin
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Graphic novel adaptation delivers stylized action violence spectacularly
- •Darkly comedic tone balances brutal assassination sequences with wit
- •Mads Mikkelsen performance anchors cynical lead character memorably
What the audience disliked
- •Convoluted retirement revenge plot becomes increasingly narratively incoherent
- •Excessive stylization overwhelms character development and plot coherence
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