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Then they gotta let me go...''
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Then they gotta let me go...'']]''
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[[caption-width-right:350:Because it's Creator/JackieChan you will be fighting against.]][[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine Never push a]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes good man too far.]]'']]
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->''Somebody say a prayer for me...''
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Mourn for
Then you gotta let me go, go\\
Then they gotta let me go...''
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'''Quan: You used to work for them.\\
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->''Quan: "Mr Hennessy, please find out the names of the bombers."\\
Hennesy: "I work for the government, not terrorists."\\
Quan: "You used to work for them."\\
Hennesy: "I don't know who the bombers are."\\
Quan: "I don't believe you."''
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->''Quan: "Mr Hennessy, please find out the names of the bombers."\\
Hennesy: "I work for the government, not terrorists."\\
Quan: "You used to work for them."\\
Hennesy: "I don't know who the bombers are."\\
Quan: "I don't believe you."''
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[[caption-width-right:350: Never push a good man too far.[[caption-width-right:350:Because it's Creator/JackieChan you will be fighting against.]]
->''Quan: "Mr ->'''Quan:''' Mr Hennessy, please find out the names of the bombers."\\
Hennesy: "I\\
'''Hennesy:''' I work for the government, not terrorists."\\
Quan: "You\\
'''Quan: You used to work for them."\\
Hennesy: "I\\
'''Hennesy:''' I don't know who the bombers are."\\
Quan: "I\\
'''Quan:''' I don't believeyou."''
you.
Hennesy: "I
'''Hennesy:''' I work for the government, not terrorists.
Quan: "You
'''Quan: You used to work for them.
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'''Hennesy:''' I don't know who the bombers are.
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'''Quan:''' I don't believe
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Hennesy: "He thinks I know who blew up his daughter!"\\
Mary: "Do you?"''
Hennesy: "He thinks I know who blew up his daughter!"\\
Mary: "Do you?"''
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'''Hennesy:''' He thinks I know who blew up his
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'''Mary:''' Do you?
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'''Quan:''' Yes, I do. Do
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* YouKilledMyFather: Well, Quan's daughter. This drives the plot and is his entire motivation.
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* YouKilledMyFather: Well, Quan's daughter. This drives the plot and is his entire motivation.motivation.
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->''Somebody say a prayer for me...''
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->''Somebody say a prayer for me...''
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* UsefulNotes/TheTroubles: Hennessy is apparently a (former?) IRA associate.
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* UsefulNotes/TheTroubles: Hennessy is apparently a (former?) former IRA associate.associate and Quan thinks he still has contacts in the current organisation and can get the names of the bombers for him.
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Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with British government official Hennessy (Creator/PierceBrosnan).
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Ngoc Minh Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with British government official Liam Hennessy (Creator/PierceBrosnan).
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* CultureClash: Quan offers twenty thousand pounds in cash to what appears to be a high ranking police officer for the names of the bombers only to be told: "That's not how we do things here."
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Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with a British government official Hennessy (Creator/PierceBrosnan).
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Quan: "Yes, I do. Do you?"
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Quan: "Yes, I do. Do you?"you?"''
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* BadassBoast: Duelling ones from Hennessy and Quan
-->''Hennesy: "You have no idea who you're dealing with!"\\
Quan: "Yes, I do. Do you?"
-->''Hennesy: "You have no idea who you're dealing with!"\\
Quan: "Yes, I do. Do you?"
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Hennesy: "I don't know who the bombers are."\\
Quan: "I don't believe you."''
Hennesy: "I don't know who the bombers are."\\
Quan: "I don't believe you."''
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* ArmourPiercingQuestion: Hennessy gets one from his wife Mary.
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Hennesy: "He thinks I know who blew up his daughter!"\\
Mary: "Do you?"''
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Hennesy: "He thinks I know who blew up his daughter!"\\
Mary: "Do you?"''
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Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with a British government official (Creator/PierceBrosnan).
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Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with a British government official Hennessy (Creator/PierceBrosnan).
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamourous: Quan is a former special forces soldier of some type.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamourous: ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Quan is a former special forces soldier of some type.
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You can find the first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om9YCk7ufHs here]]
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You can find the first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om9YCk7ufHs here]]
here]]. Not to be confused with Creator/StevenSeagal's 2003 film of the same name or the 1984 stage play also called ''Theatre/TheForeigner''
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You can find the first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om9YCk7ufHs here]]
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* BadassGrandpa: At age 63, Jackie is still quite a convincing ass kicker.
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'''''The Foreigner''''' is an 2017 British-Chinese action thriller movie directed by Creator/MartinCampbell starring Creator/JackieChan in his first film to receive a wide Western release since Film/TheKarateKid2010. This is based on the novel ''The Chinaman'', written by Stephen Leather, which was written in 1992.
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!!''The Foreigner'' contains examples of:
* ActionDad: But unlikeFilm/Taken, ''Film/{{Taken}}'', the child is killed before the dad's skills are used.
* ActionDad: But unlike
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'''''The Foreigner''''' is an 2017 British-Chinese action thriller movie directed by Creator/MartinCampbell starring Creator/JackieChan in his first film to receive a wide Western release since Film/TheKarateKid2010. This is based on the novel ''The Chinaman'', written by Stephen Leather.
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'''''The Foreigner''''' is an 2017 British-Chinese action thriller movie directed by Creator/MartinCampbell starring Creator/JackieChan in his first film to receive a wide Western release since Film/TheKarateKid2010. This is based on the novel ''The Chinaman'', written by Stephen Leather.
Leather, which was written in 1992.
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'''''The Foreigner''''' is an 2017 British-Chinese action thriller movie directed by Creator/MartinCampbell starring Creator/JackieChan in his first film to receive a wide Western release since Film/TheKarateKid2010.
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'''''The Foreigner''''' is an 2017 British-Chinese action thriller movie directed by Creator/MartinCampbell starring Creator/JackieChan in his first film to receive a wide Western release since Film/TheKarateKid2010.
Film/TheKarateKid2010. This is based on the novel ''The Chinaman'', written by Stephen Leather.
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* AntiHero: Quan has little care for the law.
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: The film is based on a novel called ''The Chinaman'' by author Stephen Leather.
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'''''The Foreigner''''' is an 2017 British-Chinese action thriller movie directed by Creator/MartinCampbeell starring Creator/JackieChan in his first film to receive a wide Western release since Film/TheKarateKid2010.
Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with a British government official (Creator/PierceBrosnan).
Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with a British government official (Creator/PierceBrosnan).
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'''''The Foreigner''''' is an 2017 British-Chinese action thriller movie directed by Creator/MartinCampbeell Creator/MartinCampbell starring Creator/JackieChan in his first film to receive a wide Western release since Film/TheKarateKid2010.
Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with a British government official(Creator/PierceBrosnan).(Creator/PierceBrosnan).
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* ActionDad: But unlike Film/Taken, the child is killed before the dad's skills are used.
* DarkerAndEdgier: This may just be one of the grimmest pictures of Chan's career. Bleak colors, brutal violence, and not a single joke or silly facial expression to be seen.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Quan and Hennessy (Brosnan) both seem to have these.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Quan's cause is just, but his methods are downright frightening.
* WesternTerrorists: The terrorists are apparently Irish, or at least from Europe.
* YouKilledMyFather: Well, Quan's daughter. This drives the plot and is his entire motivation.
Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with a British government official
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* ActionDad: But unlike Film/Taken, the child is killed before the dad's skills are used.
* DarkerAndEdgier: This may just be one of the grimmest pictures of Chan's career. Bleak colors, brutal violence, and not a single joke or silly facial expression to be seen.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Quan and Hennessy (Brosnan) both seem to have these.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Quan's cause is just, but his methods are downright frightening.
* WesternTerrorists: The terrorists are apparently Irish, or at least from Europe.
* YouKilledMyFather: Well, Quan's daughter. This drives the plot and is his entire motivation.
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'''''The Foreigner''''' is an 2017 British-Chinese action thriller movie directed by Creator/MartinCampbeell starring Creator/JackieChan in his first film to receive a wide Western release since Film/TheKarateKid2010.
Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with a British government official (Creator/PierceBrosnan).
Quan (Chan), a Chinese restaurant owner and businessman, lived in London with his daughter (Creator/KatieLeung) leading a humble, peaceful life with her. But after she is suddenly killed in a bombing by Irish terrorists, a broken, vengeful Quan goes on the warpath to discover the terrorists' identities and make them pay for their crimes, which brings him into conflict with a British government official (Creator/PierceBrosnan).
