Assassination Games

"Twice the fire... double the power!"

2011 1h 41m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 490

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Synopsis

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Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are terminated.

“Twice the fire... double the power!”

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Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Vincent Brazil
Scott Adkins
Roland Flint
Ivan Kaye
Polo Yakur
Kevin Chapman
Culley
Marija Karan
October
Bianca Bree
Anna Flint
Michael Higgs
Godfrey
Valentin Teodosiu
Blanchard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernie Barbarash
Writers: Aaron Rahsaan Thomas
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Hong Kong, Romania

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MONEY

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Grossed $138M — a 17.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Hong Kong, Romania.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ernie Barbarash, shot by Phil Parmet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Neal Acree. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Devaney Flanagan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Scott Adkins and Ivan Kaye carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Twice the fire... double the power!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ernie Barbarash directs. Phil Parmet behind the camera. Neal Acree scores. Peter Devaney Flanagan cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Hong Kong, Romania. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $138M — a 17.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 15 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Hong Kong, Romania.
4Directed by Ernie Barbarash, shot by Phil Parmet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Neal Acree. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Peter Devaney Flanagan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jean-Claude Van Damme and Scott Adkins and Ivan Kaye carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Twice the fire... double the power!".
9IMDB entry: tt1436568 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "fight", "anti hero", "karate", "drug cartel".