The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

1998-02-06 1h 27m R
Action Crime Thriller
6.2
User Score
553 votes

"Kill or be replaced."

Overview

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.

Antoine Fuqua

Director

Ken Sanzel

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$19,200,000

Runtime

1h 27m

Release Date

1998-02-06

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Reviews

JPV852

JPV852

2022-02-20T19:23:42.236Z

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**