A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clue... Read allA humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.
- Director
- Writers
- David Marconi(screenplay by)
- Stephen Leather(based on the novel "The Chinaman" by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- David Marconi(screenplay by)
- Stephen Leather(based on the novel "The Chinaman" by)
- Stars
- See more at IMDbPro
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Caolan Byrne
- McCormickas McCormick
- (as Caolán Byrne)
- Director
- Writers
- David Marconi(screenplay by)
- Stephen Leather(based on the novel "The Chinaman" by)
- All cast & crew
Storyline
The story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love - his teenage daughter - is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat- and-mouse conflict with a Irish government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers. —STXfilms
- Taglines
- Never push a good man too far
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence, language and some sexual material
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaIn February 2016, two reports were made to the London Metropolitan Police about a "terrorist attack" made on the Lambeth bridge, after many local citizens were not told about a controlled stunt explosion made on a double decker bus for this movie.
- GoofsQuan Ngoc Minh is supposed to be 61 but his special forces file shows his date of birth as being 1941. This would have made him 76, not 61.
This would also have meant that his wife, of the same age, would have been 61 when she conceived Fan.
This is most likely an oversight by the team that composed said file.
- Quotes
Liam Hennessy: [shoots McGrath in the knee] That's me being nice!
- Crazy creditsThe title is shown as a series of Asian-language characters before it changes into its English title.
- Alternate versionsChinese version of film has an extended fight scene and there are a few extra shots in the other fight scenes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Foreigner: Forces - Behind the Scenes (2017)
- SoundtracksRetrato em Branco e Preto
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Chico Buarque
Performed by Stan Getz
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Top review
Exciting political thriller
After Jackie Chan's daughter is killed by the so called 'authentic IRA' he sets out to track down her killer, by coercing ex IRA member and now deputy minister Pierce Brosnan to find out who did it.
2 stories essentially run in parallel here, Chan's revenge which gives us most of the standard, albeit well paced action and Brosnan working to find the killers whilst his past catches up with him
Not surprisingly given Martin Campbell is at the helm this hangs together well particularly the political elements and a fine star performance from Brosnan - seeing an older more subdued turn from Chan is also interesting
2 stories essentially run in parallel here, Chan's revenge which gives us most of the standard, albeit well paced action and Brosnan working to find the killers whilst his past catches up with him
Not surprisingly given Martin Campbell is at the helm this hangs together well particularly the political elements and a fine star performance from Brosnan - seeing an older more subdued turn from Chan is also interesting
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- henry8-3
- Aug 12, 2018
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kẻ Ngoại Tộc
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,393,507
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,113,024
- Oct 15, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $145,418,070
- Runtime
- 1h 53min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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