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The Replacement Killers

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6.2/10 • 506

1998-02-061h 27m

ActionCrimeThriller

Kill or be replaced.

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.

Directors
Antoine Fuqua
Editors
Jay Cassidy

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Chow Yun-fat

    Chow Yun-fat

    John Lee

  2. Mira Sorvino

    Mira Sorvino

    Meg Coburn

  3. Michael Rooker

    Michael Rooker

    Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

  4. Kenneth Tsang

    Kenneth Tsang

    Terence Wei

  5. Jürgen Prochnow

    Jürgen Prochnow

    Michael Kogan

  6. Til Schweiger

    Til Schweiger

    Ryker

  7. Danny Trejo

    Danny Trejo

    Collins

  8. Clifton Collins Jr.

    Clifton Collins Jr.

    Loco

  9. Carlos Gómez

    Carlos Gómez

    Hunt

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JPV852

Feb 20, 2022

7/10

Not a great action-thriller (one of many of the East meets West team-up pictures of the late 90s/early aughts) but has its moments and liked the pairing of Chow Yun-fat and Bridget Fonda. Still relatively entertaining though apparently highly edited by the studio removing much of the romance between Yun-Fat and Fonda, with only little bits of dialogue left over. 3.25/5

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$30,000,000.00
Revenue
$19,200,000.00
Keywords
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