The Replacement Killers

"Kill or be replaced."

Feb 6 1998 R 1h 27m
Action, Crime, Thriller

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.

Plot

John Lee is the best hitman money can buy. But when John refuses to kill because of the seven year-old son of his target, John's bosses send someone after John to kill him and then take his place in the ring of hitmen. John then teams up with Meg Coburn to help him escape these "Replacement Killers."

Written by

Ken Sanzel

Directed by

Antoine Fuqua

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sony Pictures, WCG Entertainment Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
The Replacement Killers Trailer 1998
Scores
# of Votes
31,203
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
42
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