Movies like The Replacement Killers
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The Replacement Killers (1998)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
exciting, cult classic, serious, rough, suspenseful, intercultural, suspense, heroic, crime thriller, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, contract killer, hired killer, killer, professional killer, assassin, chase, female warrior, asian man white woman relationship, on the run, police detective, one man army, martial arts, organized crime, violent, tough girl, heroic bloodshed, police raid, attempted murder, criminal's revenge, triad, gunfight, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 80s, 1990s
Place:
china, los angeles, hong kong, asia, usa
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Most similar movies to The Replacement Killers
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, exciting and realistic films with plots about hitman, murder, shootout, violence, assassin, gunfight and rivalry mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Replacement Killers: Naked Killer (1992), Double Tap (1997), The Equalizer (2014), Crying Freeman (1995), Assassins (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young woman is trained by a martial arts specialist to become a professional assassin.
Style:
erotic, sexy, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, martial arts, one woman army, sexual obsession, female assassin, yakuza, girl fight, contract killer, femme fatale, serial killer, caught having sex, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking.
Style:
independent film, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
killer, hired killer, contract killer, assassin, professional killer, professional, mad love, hitman, terrorism, drug abuse, female nudity, outlaw ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
100%
461K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspense, brutal, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, corruption, hitman, assassin, one man army, gunfight, justice, lone hero, violence, loner, revenge ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, moscow russia, massachusetts, usa, russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in ...
Style:
emotional, exciting, suspenseful, anime, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, yakuza, martial arts, police investigation, killer, bodyguard, assassin, violence, mind control, contract killer, danger, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan, china, san francisco, vancouver, shanghai ...
Similarity:
100%
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92K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, tense, clever, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, revenge, sniper, assassination, rivalry, spy, contract killer, hotel, mexican standoff, bank, cat ...
Time:
90s
Place:
puerto rico, usa, seattle, south america, detroit ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey ...
Style:
cult classic, bloody, suspense, atmospheric, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly
Plot:
hitman, heroic bloodshed, assassin, professional killer, killer, redemption, yakuza, gunfight, organized crime, contract killer, friendship, triad ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
Style:
exciting, cult classic, intense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
martial arts, gangster, police investigation, violent, police corruption, justice, gunfight, danger, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, fight scenes, murder ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
chicago, los angeles, usa, beijing china, bangkok thailand ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high-kicking female cop.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hitman, one woman army, martial arts, female assassin, chase, tough girl, female martial artist, hacker, violence, kung fu, female secret agent, vengeance ...
Time:
year 2002, 80s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
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504
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A female assassin named "Quick" is hired to bring in a Mafia accountant, who is under police protection. Double crossed by the mafia, she takes her hostage to California to retrieve $3M that he took before running. The mafia and ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
femme fatale, hitman, mafia, bodyguard, betrayal, chase, on the run, female warrior, accountant, corruption, murder, danger ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, beverly hills, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes ...
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, hired killer, professional killer, contract killer, contract killing, killer, murder, car chase, death, betrayal, revenge ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place:
naples italy, los angeles, ireland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In the tradition of Grindhouse, Kill Bill and Sin City, award-winning comic book writer Ed Brubaker (Incognito, The Death of Captain America, Daredevil) teams up with stuntwoman-turned-cult star Zoe Bell (Death Proof, TV's "Lost") to ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
female assassin, female fighter, hitman, assassin, contract killer, danger, rivalry, heroes, woman in danger, badass female lead, organized crime, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a ...
Style:
intense, rough, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
vigilante, fbi, one man army, mafia, small town, vengeance, gangster, tough heroes, revenge, heroes, law enforcement, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1986
Place:
chicago, usa, north carolina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, undercover, mafia, fighting crime, martial arts, assassin, revenge, working undercover, gang, special agent, frame up, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
usa, seattle, vancouver
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Style:
cult classic, scenic, romantic, fast, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, martial arts, bodyguard, hired killer, witness, chinese army, professional killer, wuxia, kung fu, chase, businessman, unrequited love ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, beijing china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Singapore
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, surprise ending, anamorphic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, one man army, murder, assassination, super soldier, danger, secret identity, revenge, hired killer, mission, agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, singapore
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's ...
Style:
tense, harsh, atmospheric, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, gunfight, dark hero, killer, police detective, assassin, heroic bloodshed, fall in love, rivalry, danger, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
japan, hong kong, china, asia, macau ...
Similarity:
100%
424K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An antiterrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look like the agent so he can get close to the agent's ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, suspenseful, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, manly
Plot:
gunfight, prison, revenge, fbi, violence, transformation, master criminal, hidden identity, arch villain, switching bodies, death, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
182K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But ...
Style:
suspenseful, clever, suspense, action packed, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
hitman, chase, assassin, mentor, martial arts, loner, lone hero, tough guy, expert, vigilante, revenge, killer ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, colombia, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After watching their respective partners die, a cop and a hitman form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.
Style:
action thriller, exciting, intense, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, revenge, vengeance, assassin, professional killer, contract killer, corruption, brutality, mercenary, violent, organized crime, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2012, future, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Aruba
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge and prove his innocence.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, martial arts, prison, good versus evil, prisoner, frame up, chinese mafia, organized crime, gangster, murder, vengeance, one against many ...
Place:
hong kong, china, paris france, asia, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
276K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.
Style:
intense, cult classic, dark comedy, action thriller, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, vengeance, dark humor, assassin, tough heroes, violence, lone hero, poison, one man army, heart, killer ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, iran, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
124K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to ...
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, exciting, action packed, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, twists and turns, rogue agent, gunfight, betrayal, treason, witness protection program, witness, corporate crime, police investigation, one man army, justice ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1996, 80s, future
Place:
new york, maryland, usa, baltimore, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe (Cage) always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in ...
Style:
intense, action packed, suspense, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, killer, professional killer, wing chun, assassination, redemption, transformation, contract killer, danger, runaway, gangster ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
asia, bangkok thailand, thailand
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
One hundred mid- and low-level gangsters who are on their boss' bad side are locked inside a newly-built high-security prison, and given plenty of guns, ammo, and baseball bats, then told that the last survivor will get a suitcase with 10 ...
Style:
surprise ending, independent film, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
brother brother relationship, prison, chess, assassin, gangster, female assassin, fight to the death, mexican standoff, survival, rivalry, redemption, partner ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lynette Walden and Chris Mulkey star in this action-packed ride through the sexy and dangerous world of flesh for sale and murder for hire.
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
anti heroine, woman kills a man, kickboxer, premarital sex, contract killer, murder, strong sexual content, prostitute, stalking, violent content, nudity, prison ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
101K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, action packed, fast paced ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, hitman, assassin, martial arts, fbi, mafia, betrayal, presumed dead, guilt, loss of friend, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
100%
135K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, saga, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, mafia, assassin, betrayal, revenge, kidnapping, hitman, romancing a criminal, car chase, fight scenes, gangster ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida, miami, chicago, new orleans ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of ...
Style:
bloody, cult classic, detective, intense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
gun fu, gunfight, undercover, violent, gangster, martial arts, organized crime, mafia, heroic bloodshed, partnership, triad, buddy cop ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A mysterious and highly successful hitwoman in Hong Kong is paid to assassinate top-level crime bosses. After beginning a relationship with a noodle vendor, she decides to travel to South Korea to complete one last job. Unfortunately, the dead ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, stylized, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
contract killer, female assassin, chase, assassination, heroic bloodshed, vengeance, gang, survival, betrayal, gory, frame up, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, cambodia, korea, asia, seoul
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor...a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake El Mariachi ...
Style:
independent film, cult classic, action packed, grindhouse, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, mistaken identity, machine gun, modern western, vigilante, musician, gangster, guitarist, assassin, small town, gunfight, violence ...
Time:
90s, future
Place:
mexico, mexico city, latin america
Similarity:
100%
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