The Replacement Killers
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The Replacement Killers

"Kill or be replaced."

1998 1h 27m ★ 6.3 (559 votes) Released

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.

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Screenplay

Ken Sanzel

Rating
6.3
Runtime
87 min
Budget
$30.0M
Revenue
$19.2M
Profit/Loss
-10.8M

Production

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures
Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
WCG Entertainment Productions

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Audience Reviews

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JPV852
★ 7/10 Feb 20, 2022

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**

Keywords

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