Released in 2022, Bullet Train is a high-octane action comedy directed by David Leitch, a former stuntman and the director behind Deadpool 2 . Based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Kōtarō Isaka, the film follows a diverse group of assassins whose conflicting missions converge on a high-speed train traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto.

David Leitch, coming from a stunt-coordination background, ensures the action is both inventive and visceral. The confined spaces of the train cars dictate the style, resulting in creative use of everyday objects as weapons, mirroring the tight, precise combat of John Wick but with a more flamboyant tone. 2. The Ensemble Cast and Quick-Witted Dialogue