Replicant
A retired detective partners with a killer’s clone to stop the original serial murderer while confronting the limits of inherited evil.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- tense
- violent
- action movie night
- jean-claude van damme marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film a modest but engaging science-fiction action thriller whose strongest assets are its staged action and Van Damme’s physical performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jake Riley works alongside a replicant created from serial killer Garrotte to locate the original.
The replicant’s existence challenges the assumption that a clone of a murderer must become a murderer.
The cloning experiment operates within a gritty serial-killer investigation and action format.
Jean-Claude Van Damme plays both Replicant and Garrotte, making the clone-versus-original conflict physically immediate.
Films like Replicant, and why
Timecop
Shared action-thriller structure, science-fiction premise, cloning identity conflict, and martial-arts spectacle.
Double Impact
Shared buddy-cop dynamic, serial-killer investigation, heightened violence, and Jean-Claude Van Damme action style.
The 6th Day
Shared cloned-identity premise, futuristic police investigation, and tense science-fiction thriller atmosphere.
Fallen
Shared serial-killer pursuit, grim procedural tension, and morally unsettling psychological conflict.
Movie Details
- Director
- Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
- Release Date
- 2001-05-11
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (556)
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Michael Rooker
- Catherine Dent
- Ian Robison
- Pam Hyatt
- Marnie Alton
- Brandon James Olson
- Allan Gray
- James Hutson
- Jayme Knox
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Replicant about?
- A retired detective partners with a killer’s clone to stop the original serial murderer while confronting the limits of inherited evil.
- What is Replicant like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Replicant as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Replicant violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Replicant as graphic.
- What did critics think of Replicant?
- Critics generally found the film a modest but engaging science-fiction action thriller whose strongest assets are its staged action and Van Damme’s physical performance.
- Which films are like Replicant?
- Films with a similar feel include Timecop, Double Impact, The 6th Day, and Fallen.
- How long is Replicant?
- Replicant runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Replicant?
- In United States, Replicant streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
