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Skiptrace

Skiptrace

Ready. Set. Panic.

20165.71h 47m

Overview

A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.

Directed by Renny Harlin
Written by Jay Longino, BenDavid Grabinski, Chang Wen-Chia
Produced by Esmond Ren, David Gerson, Hongliang Wu
Box OfficeBudget: $32.0MRevenue: $136.6M

Top Cast

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Bennie Chan

Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville

Connor Watts

Fan Bingbing

Fan Bingbing

Samatha Bai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Yung

Eve Torres

Eve Torres

Dasha

Winston Chao

Winston Chao

Victor Wong

Yeon Jeong-hun

Yeon Jeong-hun

Willie

Shi Shi

Shi Shi

Leslie

Michael Wong

Michael Wong

Capt. Tang

Dylan Kuo

Dylan Kuo

Esmon

Themes & Keywords

detectivehong kongchineseamericancriminalgambler

About Skiptrace

Skiptrace is a action, adventure, crime, comedy film released in 2016 exploring themes of detective, hong kong, chinese, american, criminal, gambler. Directed by Renny Harlin, it stars Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, Fan Bingbing. A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.

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