Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- stylish
- tense
- propulsive
- action movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually stylish and energetically choreographed but muddled and derivative of Hong Kong action cinema.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Lee repeatedly survives elaborate shootouts involving rolling bodies, fire escapes, assault rifles, and cars blasted apart.
John refuses to kill the seven-year-old son of his target and becomes hunted by his own employers.
Chow Yun-fat leads an American production shaped by the Hong Kong shoot-em-up tradition and its emphasis on cool, expressive gun battles.
John's bosses dispatch replacement killers to eliminate him and take his place in their criminal operation.
Films like The Replacement Killers, and why
Hard Boiled
stylized gunplay, morally conflicted hitmen, and Hong Kong action influence
The Killer
high-gloss urban shootouts, professional assassins, and kinetic visual action
Assassins
late-1990s crime thriller energy, conspicuous firearms, and reluctant criminal protagonists
Rush Hour
East-meets-West action spectacle, colorful criminal underworld, and buddy chemistry
Movie Details
- Director
- Antoine Fuqua
- Release Date
- 1998-02-06
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (606)
Cast
- Chow Yun-Fat
- Mira Sorvino
- Michael Rooker
- Kenneth Tsang
- Jürgen Prochnow
- Til Schweiger
- Danny Trejo
- Clifton Collins Jr.
- Carlos Gómez
- Frank Medrano
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core 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 The Replacement Killers about?
- A hunted hitman and a resourceful forgery expert fight their way through a ruthless replacement-assassin conspiracy.
- What is The Replacement Killers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Replacement Killers as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Replacement Killers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Replacement Killers as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Replacement Killers?
- Critics broadly found the film visually stylish and energetically choreographed but muddled and derivative of Hong Kong action cinema.
- Which films are like The Replacement Killers?
- Films with a similar feel include Hard Boiled, The Killer, Assassins, and Rush Hour.
- How long is The Replacement Killers?
- The Replacement Killers runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Replacement Killers?
- In United States, The Replacement Killers streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
