The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

1998 · 87 min · EN · R · 6.3 (577 votes)
Dir. Antoine Fuqua · Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang, Jürgen Prochnow, Til Schweiger · Music Harry Gregson-Williams

Kill or be replaced.

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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.

VIBE

This is a sleek, bullet-riddled ride through a neon-soaked underworld. It feels like a stylish, high-octane ballet of gunfire and moral dilemmas, driven by a relentless pursuit. Expect a cool, gritty aesthetic with a constant thrum of danger and a surprising undercurrent of conscience.

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