List of the best Tsui Hark movies: Dangerous Encounters: 1st Kind(1980), Peking Opera Blues(1986), Green Snake(1993), Shanghai Blues(1984), The Blade(1995), A Chinese Ghost Story II(1990), Time and Tide(2000), The Butterfly Murders(1979), Stuart Bliss(1998), Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings(2018), The Taking of Tiger Mountain(2014), Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon(2013) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
Hong Kong
1980
95 Minutes
Director
Lieh Lo Chen Chi Lin Albert Au Tin-Sang Lung Biu Law Che Ray Lui Bruce Baron Gwok-Ming Cheung Man Ching Chong Richard Da Silva Nigel Falgate
Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The four criminals plan more and more daring acts.
Comedy
Hong Kong
1986
98 Minutes
Director
Brigitte Lin Sally Yeh Cherie Chung Mark Cheng
The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the ... See full summary »
Drama
Hong Kong
1993
102 Minutes
Director
Maggie Cheung Joey Wong Wu Hsing-kuo Man Cheuk Chiu Ma Tsing-mou Feng Tien Lau Seun Luk Kar-tseun Chan Tung-mui
Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.
Musical, Comedy
Hong Kong
1984
103 Minutes
Director
Kenny Bee Sylvia Chang Sally Yeh
In 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid. They vow to meet after the war ends, but they don't each other's name or face. Ten ... See full summary »
Action
Hong Kong
1995
105 Minutes
Director
Wing Zhao Xin Xin Xiong Sang Ni Wai Tin-Chi Moses Chan Chung Bik-Ha Valerie Chow
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After the master of the Sharp Manufacturer saber factory abdicates and appoints On, his least popular worker, as his successor, On, unwilling to lead his surly colleagues, embarks on a ... See full summary »
Horror
Hong Kong
1990
103 Minutes
Tsui Hark Leslie Cheung Joey Wong Michelle Reis Jacky Cheung Ma Wu
In this installment of a phenomenal saga of the super natural, four young people are caught in a tug-o-war of evil between an Imperial Wizard and a corrupt General. Outrageous special ... See full summary »
Action
Hong Kong|China
2000
113 Minutes
Director
Nicholas Tse Wu Bai Candy Lo Cathy Chui Anthony Wong Jun Kung Angelo Carmones William Chan Wai-Ting
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A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership can't last.
Horror
Hong Kong
1979
100 Minutes
Director
Lau Siu-Ming Wong Shee Tong Michelle Yim Shutang Huuang Qiqi Chen Chiang Wang Jiangli Xia Hsiao-ling Hsu
A journalist attempting to solve a mystery in "Martial World" enlists the aid of a master fighter and a woman named Green Breeze. They go to a mysterious castle where they come across poisonous butterflies and a black-leather-clad killer.
Comedy
USA
1998
88 Minutes
Tsui Hark Dea Lawrence Hoke Howell Derek McGrath Ania Suli Mark Fite Ken Earl Charlotte Booker Emilio Borelli Richard Zelniker
Stuart Bliss is a marketing genius for surplus military materials. When his wife Janet packs her bags and leaves for unknown destination, he starts to see signs of apocalypse everywhere.
Sports & Fitness, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
China|Hong Kong
2018
132 Minutes
Director
Mark Chao Shaofeng Feng Carina Lau Gengxin Lin Ethan Juan Sandra Ma
Detective Dee is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu while investigating a crime spree.
Adventure, Action
China
2014
141 Minutes
Director
Hanyu Zhang Gengxin Lin Li Ya Tong Tony Leung Yu Nan Geng Han
A story focusing on a conflict between a People's Liberation Army squad and a bandit gang in north-east China during the Chinese revolution.
Adventure, Sports & Fitness, Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller
China
2013
133 Minutes
Director
Mark Chao Shaofeng Feng Angelababy Carina Lau Lin Gengxin Ian Kim Kun Chen Hu Dong Sheng Chien
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From legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit Detective Dee - Mystery Of The Phantom Flame comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in ... See full summary »
Comedy
Hong Kong
1996
109 Minutes
Director
Leslie Cheung Ching Wan Lau Anita Yuen Sunny Chan Catherine Hung
A priest hears a prostitute's confession, a tale which has a 200,000 HK$ debt as its centerpiece. The prostitute accidentally leaves behind an envelope with her address in the confessional.... See full summary »
Sports & Fitness, Action
Hong Kong
1994
100 Minutes
Director
Kent Cheng Man Cheuk Chiu Rosamund Kwan Roger Kwok Siu Chung Mok Jean Wang Xin Xin Xiong
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Brand new epic adventure set during a tumultuous time in China, when left without a leader, the cavalry is attacked by the powerful allies and pirate bands. A martial arts master, Wong ... See full summary »
Comedy, Action
Hong Kong
1984
81 Minutes
Director
Sam Hui Eric Tsang Richard Kiel Harold Sakata Sylvia Chang Karl Maka John Sham
A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must help the police recover it.
Action
Hong Kong
1989
114 Minutes
Director
Chow Yun-Fat Tony Leung Anita Mui Kien Shih Saburô Tokitô Maggie Ho Yee Cheung Andrew Kam Ling Nam Lam Wai Lun Cheng Seung Lam Wan Chi Wai Wong
A man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
China
2017
109 Minutes
Director
Kris Wu Lin Gengxin Chen Yao Jelly Lin Yang Yiwei Mengke Bateer Wang Duo Dong Chengpeng
A monk and his three disciples continue on their journey to battle demons.
Comedy
Canada
1981
92 Minutes
Tsui Hark Carl Marotte Karen Stephen Helene Udy
It's a summer of fun for two teenaged boys who spend their time chasing two sisters, annoying a biker gang, and basically getting into typical sophomoric hijinks whenever they can.
Action
Hong Kong|USA
2002
101 Minutes
Director
Andy On Jon Polito Scott Adkins Traci Lords Tyler Mane Rob Van Dam Andrew Bryniarski Sean Marquette Teresa Herrera Silvio Simac Tobin Bell
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The Black Mask must stop a group intent on setting off a DNA bomb that could cause mutations to the human race.
Mystery & Thriller, History, Drama, Action
2010
123 Minutes
Director
Andy Lau Carina Lau Li Bingbing Chao Deng Tony Leung Teddy Robin Kwan Richard Ng Lu Yao Jean-Michel Casanova Jinshan Liu
During the Tang Dynasty, China's future empress (Carina Lau) frees an imprisoned detective (Andy Lau) to solve the deaths of two courtiers who burst into flame upon exposure to sunlight.
Horror
1992
106 Minutes
Tony Leung Tsui Hark Jacky Cheung Joey Wong Nina Li Chi Siu-meng Lau Shun Lau Waise Lee
A ghost (Joey Wong), resurrected by the evil Tree Devil, seduces a monk (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) seeking shelter in the Orchid Temple.
Action, Sports & Fitness
1993
105 Minutes
Director
Jet Li Rosamund Kwan Shun Lau Siu Chung Mok John Wakefield Xin Xin Xiong
A martial-arts master (Jet Li) defends his father from several gangs during a competition in Beijing.
Action, Sports & Fitness
1991
95 Minutes
Director
Jet Li Rosamund Kwan Biao Yuen Steve Tartalia Jacky Cheung Kent Cheng Yan Yee Kwan Ma Wu Simon Yam Pik-yin Tang
A man (Jet Li) must protect his martial-arts school while sorting out his feelings for a young woman (Biao Yuen) who is his aunt by adoption.
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
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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.
Sports & Fitness, Action, Adventure
2011
122 Minutes
Director
Jet Li Xun Zhou Kun Chen Lun Mei Gwei Yuchun Li Mavis Fan Siu-wong Fan Feixing Han
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A Ming Dynasty freedom fighter (Jet Li), a female warrior (Zhou Xun) and a corrupt eunuch (Kun Chen) are among those who converge on a remote desert hostel that sits atop a city of treasures.
Action
1992
108 Minutes
Director
Jet Li Rosamund Kwan David Chiang Yan Yee Kwan Xin Xin Xiong Donnie Yen
Drama
1983
95 Minutes
Eric Fryer Robert Duvall Tsui Hark Chris Makepeace Rosalind Chao Michael Zelniker Elva Mai Hoover Frank Adamson
A runner (Eric Fryer) loses his leg to cancer and sets out across Canada on a 1980 fundraising marathon.
Comedy, Fantasy
2016
93 Minutes
Si Ye
Chao Deng Jelly Lin Kitty Zhang Yuqi Tsui Hark Kris Wu Zhang Wen Zhang Mei'e Yang Neng
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A beautiful mermaid (Jelly Lin) falls for a developer (Deng Chao) who threatens the ecosystem of her species.
Drama
USA
1986
101 Minutes
Michael Keaton Maria Conchita Alonso Ajay Naidu Maria Tucci Max Wright Lara Jill Miller Tsui Hark Jere Burns Dens Duffy Steve Pint
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An ice hockey star is accosted by a youth gang who attempt to rob him; after he chases them off he catches the youngest member and gives him a ride home, where he meets the boy's mother. A ... See full summary »
Comedy
Canada
1980
97 Minutes
Michael Biehn Patti D'Arbanville Tony Rosato Angelo Rizacos Martin Doyle Matt Craven Matt Birman Claude Philippe Thomas Kovacs Jacoba Knaapan Tsui Hark
A boy (Tim Warner), expelled from military school, returns home to his fathers disappiontment. He discovers that a motorcycle gang has been terrorizing his high school, and falls in love ... See full summary »
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.
Crime, Drama
Hong Kong
1986
91 Minutes
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.
Drama
2011
117 Minutes
Andy Lau Deannie Yip Qin Hailu Wang Fuli Paul Chiang Tin Leung Wendy Yu Eman Lam Elena Kong Anthony Wong Chapman To
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A film producer (Andy Lau) helps care for his family's lifelong servant (Deanie Ip) after she suffers a stroke and must move into a nursing home.