List of the best John Woo movies: Red Cliff II(2009), Bullet in the Head(1990), A Better Tomorrow(1986), A Better Tomorrow II(1988), Face/Off(1997), Last Hurrah for Chivalry(1978), Mission: Impossible 2(2000), Blackjack(1998), Once a Thief(1996), Manhunt(2017), Hard-Boiled(1992), Once a Thief(1991) ... ...
War, Action, Drama, History
China|Hong Kong|Japan|Taiwan|South Korea|USA
2009
142 Minutes
Director
Tony Leung Takeshi Kaneshiro Fengyi Zhang Chang Chen Wei Zhao Jun Hu Chiling Lin Shido Nakamura Yong You Basen Zhabu Yong Hou
Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history.
War
Hong Kong
1990
100 Minutes
Director
Tony Leung Jacky Cheung Waise Lee Simon Yam Fennie Yuen Yolinda Yan Chung Lin Wei-min Tan
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.
Crime, Drama
Hong Kong
1986
91 Minutes
Producer
Ti Lung Chow Yun-Fat Leslie Cheung Emily Chu Waise Lee Feng Tien John Woo Kenneth Tsang Fui-On Shing Hsieh Wang Chi Fai Chan
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Action
Hong Kong
1988
98 Minutes
Director
Dean Shek Ti Lung Leslie Cheung Chow Yun-Fat Emily Chu Fui-On Shing Kenneth Tsang Regina Kent Sing Chau Wai Marco Wo Ken Boyle
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
Action
USA
1997
138 Minutes
Director
John Travolta Nicolas Cage Joan Allen Alessandro Nivola Gina Gershon Dominique Swain Nick Cassavetes Harve Presnell Colm Feore John Carroll Lynch CCH Pounder
fbi agent terrorist pilot suspenseful offbeat los angeles airplane hideout bomb terrorism plastic surgery pursuit mystery metamorphosis 1990s
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind, who murdered his only son. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
Action
Hong Kong
1978
106 Minutes
Director
Wei Pai Damian Lau Wei Chiu Hua Liu Chiang Feng Ke An Yi Kar
A son tries to avenge his father, and gets two sword fighters to help him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA|Germany
2000
123 Minutes
Director
Tom Cruise Dougray Scott Thandie Newton Ving Rhames Richard Roxburgh John Polson Brendan Gleeson Rade Serbedzija William Mapother Dominic Purcell Anthony Hopkins
agent scientist thief nemesis spy special agent thrilling suspenseful tense spectacular beach car mountain spain united states vehicle love virus disaster crash
IMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera".
Action
USA
1998
114 Minutes
Director
Dolph Lundgren Kate Vernon Phillip MacKenzie Kam Heskin Padraigin Murphy Tony De Santis Fred Williamson Saul Rubinek Andrew Jackson
bodyguard model assassin friend hero amusing melodramatic patriotic suspenseful united states heroes phobias fear confrontation hired killers security adventure rescue 21st century
Jake Killian, ex-cop, searches for a mysteriously abducted US-banker, with the help of the single living witness, a stripper called Extasy.
Action
USA|Philippines
1996
96 Minutes
Director
Sandrine Holt Ivan Sergei Nicholas Lea Michael Wong Jennifer Dale Robert Ito Alan Scarfe Nathaniel DeVeaux
WW-II 1941: Shortly after Pearl Harbor the Japanese attack the Philippine islands. A group of Polo playing soldiers and their families are surprised far off in the countryside. Lt. Bailey ... See full summary »
Action
2017
106 Minutes
Director
Hanyu Zhang Masaharu Fukuyama Stephy Qi Ji-won Ha Jun Kunimura Angeles Woo Naoto Takenaka Yasuaki Kurata Nanami Sakuraba Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Tao Okamoto
After he is framed for a vile crime, a Chinese pharmaceutical lawyer teams up with a Japanese detective to stop a dangerous plot.
Action
1992
126 Minutes
Director
Chow Yun-Fat Bowie Lam Philip Chan Tony Leung Kwan Hoi-shan Anthony Wong Teresa Mo
detective undercover cop mobster smuggler crew member hit man suspenseful tense hong kong teahouse murder smuggling guns raids undercover operations revenge pursuit 1990s
A police officer and an undercover colleague embark on a blood-splattered quest to crush a gun smuggling ring.
Action
1991
98 Minutes
Director
Chow Yun-Fat Leslie Cheung Cherie Chung Kong Chu Kenneth Tsang Wu Fung Cheung-Tak Hung Declan Wong
Three art thieves (Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung) try to re-steal a painting after their crime boss double-crosses them.
Drama, History
2011
140 Minutes
Lin Sen
John Woo Sanping Han Andy Lau Daniel Wu Ye Liu Lee-Hom Wang
Drama
2005
129 Minutes
Director
Rosie Perez Mehdi Charef Ridley Scott Spike Lee Maria Grazia Cucinotta Adama Bila Elysée Rouamba Rodrigue Ouattara Uros Milovanovic
Seven short films revolve around poor and exploited children in Africa, China, Brazil and the United States.
Action
1991
98 Minutes
Director
Chow Yun-Fat Leslie Cheung Cherie Chung Kong Chu Kenneth Tsang Wu Fung Cheung-Tak Hung Declan Wong
Three art thieves (Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung) try to re-steal a painting after their crime boss double-crosses them.
Drama
1986
93 Minutes
Director
Eddy Ko Ching-Ying Lam Lau Chau-Sang Kuo Sheng Yuet Sang Chin Jang Doo Hee Pjillip Loffrede Cecile Le Bailly
U.S. officials hire a group of mercenaries to go into the "Golden Triangle" and capture a drug lord.
Crime, Drama
Hong Kong
1986
91 Minutes
Producer
Ti Lung Chow Yun-Fat Leslie Cheung Emily Chu Waise Lee Feng Tien John Woo Kenneth Tsang Fui-On Shing Hsieh Wang Chi Fai Chan
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Comedy
1991
89 Minutes
Jackie Chan Tsui Hark Maggie Cheung Nina Li Chi Anthony Chan Philip Chan Sylvia Chang James Wong Lai Ying Chow Kirk Wong Ringo Lam
mother musician mechanic best friend singer frenetic hilarious suspenseful thrilling hospital hong kong united states nightclub concert hall abduction reunion twins role reversal organized crime mistaken identity
Identical brothers (Jackie Chan), separated at birth, end up as a criminal and a U.S. pianist, then cross paths years later in Hong Kong.