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  • The Young Dragons (1974)

    1. The Young Dragons

    19741h 35m
    5.4 (195)
    The powerful mobster Leung, who is protected by the dangerous and wicked Huan Fai, sells two hundred Japanese weapons and ammunition to a Chinese gang. He uses the smuggler Luy Fu to bring the weapons but the smalltime thief Kim and his gang heist the shipment on the road and dump the cargo into the sea. However, he lures Luy Fu and asks a large amount to return the weapons with the intention of traveling abroad with his brother. Meanwhile Kim befriends Fan Ming, an undercover police office from Shanghai that is investigating the illegal activities of Leung. When the mobster finds that Fan Ming is a policeman, Leung ambushes him and Huan Fai and his men stab the officer that falls from a cliff into the sea. Kim brings Fan Ming's fiancée Ipi Feng to the house of his lover, the prostitute Hung, and tells Ipi Feng that her fiancé was murdered by Leung. She decides to revenge the death of her beloved Fan Ming with tragic consequences.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsNi TienYung Henry YuChin Hu
  • The Dragon Tamers (1975)

    2. The Dragon Tamers

    19751h 47m
    5.5 (154)
    A young Chinese martial arts student travels to Korea to learn Taekwondo. Soon he comes up against a vicious gang who want all the local martial arts schools to join their evil association.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsJames TienCarter WongKim Chang Sook
  • Tao-Liang Tan and James Tien in The Hand of Death (1976)

    3. The Hand of Death

    19761h 35mR
    6.0 (2.2K)
    A survivor of an attack on a rebel group opposing the Manchu invasion of China creates the Goose Fist fighting technique and tries for revenge on a traitor.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTao-Liang TanJames TienJackie Chan
  • Princess Chang Ping (1976)

    4. Princess Chang Ping

    19761h 42m
    6.3 (115)
    Love story of Princess Changping, the last princess of the Ming Dynasty in China.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsKim Sung LungShuet Shi MuiXuelu Jiang
  • Money Crazy (1977)

    5. Money Crazy

    19771h 32m
    5.7 (184)
    Ducky is hired by Rich Chen to transport the "diamonds" he stole from Uncle Pai Mary. Uncles Tough Guy and Mary would like to get the diamond from Ducky, so they volunteer to relieve Ducky of his responsibility.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsRichard NgRicky HuiAngie Chiu
  • Follow the Star (1978)

    6. Follow the Star

    19781h 30m
    5.6 (78)
    Miss Chen is a rich pop singer and her father is a former criminal.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsRoy ChiaoChi-Shen ChungRowena Cortes
  • Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)

    7. Last Hurrah for Chivalry

    19791h 46mNot Rated66Metascore
    7.0 (2K)
    A son tries to avenge his father, and gets two sword fighters to help him.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsPai WeiDamian LauKong Lau
  • Ricky Hui and Johnny Koo in From Riches to Rags (1980)

    8. From Riches to Rags

    19801h 41m
    5.4 (166)
    A doofus wins the lottery. He and his best friend live it up until a fortune teller tells him that he's going to die. So, the doofus goes to the doctor and after a mix-up his fears come true so he hires a money hungry hitman. The fun begins!!
    DirectorJohn WooStarsRicky HuiJohnny KooChi-Chi Chen
  • Laughing Times (1981)

    9. Laughing Times

    19811h 41m
    5.5 (127)
    A homeless wanderer just happens across various articles of clothing that make him resemble Charlie Chaplin much to the amusement of passersby.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsDean ShekWai WongKarl Maka
  • To Hell with the Devil (1982)

    10. To Hell with the Devil

    19821h 28m
    5.3 (165)
    A shmo makes a deal with the devil so he can become a great Pop star just to impress his dream girl. After he makes the deal, a catholic priest hangs around him to try and convince him that he screwed up and he needs to get his soul back or he'll be damned for eternity. Well, everything goes bad for the shmo and he wants his soul back. But, the devil's lacky doesn't want to give it back. So the priest and the devil's lackey go at it mano y mano. John Woo style!!
    DirectorJohn WooStarsPak-Cheung ChanPaul ChunFat Chung
  • Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982)

    11. Plain Jane to the Rescue

    19821h 26m
    6.0 (159)
    Josephine Siao is hired by a C. E. O. To teach his father manners and how to act like a "gentleman" in public. A goofy slapstick comedy that also features Ricky Hui as Josephine's long suffering boyfriend. John Woo stars as himself.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsJosephine SiaoRicky HuiRoman Tam
  • Teddy Robin Kwan and Yin-Tze Pan in Run Tiger, Run (1984)

    12. Run Tiger, Run

    19841h 31m
    4.8 (127)
    Two street urchins meet up with a sad and lonely rich kid. They become friends when the kid's shady uncle mistakes them for his nephews.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTeddy Robin KwanBin BinYin-Tze Pan
  • Eddy Ko in Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)

    13. Heroes Shed No Tears

    19841h 22m
    6.3 (1.6K)
    The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves pursued by his forces, and the forces of a bitter Thai officer. The Chinese mercenaries are vastly outnumbered, and as their numbers begin to dwindle, their desperation pulls them into a corner as their enemies close in on them.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsEddy KoChing-Ying LamPhilippe Loffredo
  • The Time You Need a Friend (1985)

    14. The Time You Need a Friend

    19851h 31m
    5.5 (84)
    Two old vaudeville comedians who broke up many years ago over a woman are reunited to perform for a benefit show for sick children.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsYueh SunDavid TaoLinda Jui-Chi Liu
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow (1986)

    15. A Better Tomorrow

    19861h 35mNot Rated78Metascore
    7.4 (27K)
    A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsLung TiLeslie CheungChow Yun-Fat
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow II (1987)

    16. A Better Tomorrow II

    19871h 45mNot Rated
    7.2 (12K)
    A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsLeslie CheungChow Yun-FatLung Ti
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee in The Killer (1989)

    17. The Killer

    19891h 51mR82Metascore
    7.7 (53K)
    A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatDanny LeeSally Yeh
  • Chen Kuan-Tai, David Chiang, Stephen Chow, Danny Lee, Shing Fui-On, Niu Tien, and Wu Ma in Just Heroes (1989)

    18. Just Heroes

    19891h 37m
    6.3 (1.2K)
    A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are to take his place. One of them is the traitor.
    DirectorsJohn WooWu MaStarsDavid ChiangDanny LeeChen Kuan-Tai
  • Jacky Cheung in Bullet in the Head (1990)

    19. Bullet in the Head

    19902h 16mNot Rated
    7.5 (12K)
    When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiJacky CheungWaise Lee
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Cherie Chung in Once a Thief (1991)

    20. Once a Thief

    19911h 48mR
    6.7 (7.7K)
    A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsLeslie CheungChow Yun-FatCherie Chung
  • Chow Yun-Fat in Hard Boiled (1992)

    21. Hard Boiled

    19922h 8mR
    7.7 (56K)
    A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatTony Leung Chiu-waiTeresa Sun-Kwan Mo
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Hard Target (1993)

    22. Hard Target

    19931h 37mNC-1763Metascore
    6.2 (60K)
    A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsJean-Claude Van DammeLance HenriksenYancy Butler
  • Christian Slater and John Travolta in Broken Arrow (1996)

    23. Broken Arrow

    19961h 48mR61Metascore
    6.1 (109K)
    Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsJohn TravoltaChristian SlaterSamantha Mathis
  • Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off (1997)

    24. Face/Off

    19972h 18mR82Metascore
    7.3 (417K)
    To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent assumes the identity of the criminal who murdered his son via facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsJohn TravoltaNicolas CageJoan Allen
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II (2000)

    25. Mission: Impossible II

    20002h 3mPG-1359Metascore
    6.1 (402K)
    IMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera".
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTom CruiseDougray ScottThandiwe Newton

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