Looper (2012)

In 2044, 25-year-old Joe works for a Kansas City crime syndicate as an assassin, or “looper.” Since tracking systems in the future of 2074 have made it nearly impossible to dispose of bodies undetected, the syndicate sends its enemies back in time to be executed. Managed by a man from the future named Abe, loopers kill and dispose of victims whose faces are concealed, recovering silver bars attached to their targets as payment. To hide connections to the syndicate, any loopers who survive until 2074 are sent back and killed by their own younger selves, referred to as “closing the loop.” These targets are identified by gold bars instead of silver, marking the end of the looper’s contract.

Joe’s friend Seth confesses to Joe that he has not killed his future self. Old Seth has escaped, after warning Seth that a person in the future called the Rainmaker will overthrow the five major bosses and close all loops. Joe reluctantly hides Seth in his apartment’s floor safe, but later reveals his location after Abe threatens to confiscate half of Joe’s saved silver. Abe’s elite “Gat Men” capture Seth, cut an address into his arm, and begin severing body parts. These effects appear on Old Seth’s body; he goes to the address on his arm and is shot dead by Kid Blue, one of the Gat Men.