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The Replacement Killers

Name: The Replacement Killers
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1998-02-06
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang, Jürgen Prochnow

1998 · 1h 27m · Action, Crime, Thriller

IMDb 6.1 Metacritic 42 RT 37%

The Replacement Killers is a forgettable '90s action flick that coasts on Chow Yun-fat's charisma but stumbles with a thin plot and middling execution—the scores don't lie. Skip it unless you're specifically hunting for dated late-90s action nostalgia.

Plot

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

Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang, Jürgen Prochnow

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