The Replacement Killers (1998)

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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.

• Released: 1998-02-06
• Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 605 votes

Directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Top cast

• Chow Yun-Fat as John Lee
• Mira Sorvino as Meg Coburn
• Michael Rooker as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
• Kenneth Tsang as Terence Wei
• Jürgen Prochnow as Michael Kogan
• Til Schweiger as Ryker
• Danny Trejo as Collins
• Clifton Collins Jr. as Loco
• Carlos Gómez as Hunt
• Frank Medrano as Rawlins

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Where to watch The Replacement Killers

• United States: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: stream on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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