The Replacement Killers
“Kill or be replaced.”
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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Cast
36 people
Chow Yun-Fat
John Lee
Known for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dragonball Evolution
Mira Sorvino
Meg Coburn
Known for
Sound of Freedom
Mimic
Michael Rooker
Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
Known for
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Walking Dead
Kenneth Tsang
Terence Wei
Known for
Rush Hour 2
Die Another Day
Jürgen Prochnow
Michael Kogan
Known for
Das Boot
The Da Vinci Code
Til Schweiger
Ryker
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
This Means War
Danny Trejo
Collins
Known for
Machete
Maya and the Three
Clifton Collins Jr.
Loco
Known for
Westworld
Pacific Rim
Carlos Gómez
Hunt
Known for
Desperado
The Glades
Frank Medrano
Rawlins
Known for
Sleepers
Fallen
Leo Lee
Lam
Known for
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
The Last Survivors
Patrick Kilpatrick
Pryce
Known for
Minority Report
The Stand
Antoine Fuqua Director · Ken Sanzel Screenplay Harry Gregson-Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $30M · United States release February 6, 1998
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,200,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Production
WCG Entertainment Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · Czech · English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · February 6, 1998
Theatrical
Australia
July 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 14, 1998 · Theatrical
France
May 27, 1998 · Theatrical
February 2, 1999 · Physical · DVD
October 7, 1999 · Physical · VHS
May 23, 2006 · Physical · UMD
September 5, 2007 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 17, 2014 · Digital · VOD
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
May 28, 1998 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 5, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 5, 1998 · Theatrical
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