Monday Movie: The Day of the Jackel

This week's movie recommendation is Fred Zinnemann's The Day of the Jackal, from 1973. It's about a mysterious (possibly British) assassin, who is hired to kill then French president Charles de Gaulle. The film is stylish, exciting, and unique. It sort of feels like a heist movie at times, but other times is more of a thriller (albeit one from the 70s).

So if you like intelligent, thrilling dramas that aren't excessively gritty or bleak (not that there's anything wrong with movies like that), The Day of the Jackal should be a well spent couple of hours.