Not a great action-thriller (one of many of the East meets West team-up pictures of the late 90s/...
The Replacement Killers
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.
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The Replacement Killers
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- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 6, 1998
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
User Score
62%
Original Title
The Replacement Killers
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, WCG Entertainment Productions
Director
Antoine Fuqua
Budget
$30,000,000
Revenue
$19,200,000
Description
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.