Golden Horse Awards
1962
star 9.0
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: T...
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Directing
John Woo
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Red Cliff. His Hollywood films include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. He also created the comic series Seven Brothers, published by Virgin Comics. Woo was described by Dave Kehr in The Observer in 2002 as "arguably the most influential director making movies today". Woo cites his three favorite films as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.
Filmography
Browse movies and TV shows featuring John Woo
Voice
2012
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
star 9.5
Be My Guest
2006
A Better Tomorrow
1986
star 7.4
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gan...
Once a Thief
1991
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Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters whe...
Twin Dragons
1992
star 6.7
Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classica...
Hard Boiled
1992
star 7.5
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get...
Bullet in the Head
1990
star 7.6
Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang...
The Banquet
1991
star 5.8
Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer Boss Hung...
The Founding of a Republic
2009
star 5.3
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacr...
The Founding of a Republic
2009
star 5.3
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacr...
Bokura no Jidai
2007
A talk show broadcast on Fuji TV every Sunday.
Hand of Death
1976
star 6.0
A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
star 4.6
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
star 7.1
Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts cross...
I Love Maria
1988
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A gang of criminals terrorizes Hong Kong with two killer robots, one of which is modelled on the gang's female...
The Young Dragons
1974
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Powerful mobster Leung, protected by the dangerous Huan Fai, sells 200 Japanese weapons and ammo to a Chinese g...
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
star 7.2
Treasury employee Fatty (Eric Tsang) discovered that bags of used 30 million in Hong Kong Dollars have not been...
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
star 7.3
The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing f...
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974
star 6.5
Forced to choose between the woman he loves and the dangerous, fast-paced life of motorcycles, what will our he...
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
star 5.2
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has bee...
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
star 5.9
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history o...
Rebel from China
1990
star 10.0
Prolific action director Woo proves his thespian mettle on screen as a destitute, desperate Chinese defector wh...
Kurosawa's Way
2011
star 5.8
Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influe...
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
star 8.0
More than just a biography, this film explores Bruce Lee's global impact to see how he has influenced all areas...
Ken San
2016
star 6.7
KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collab...
From Riches to Rags
1980
star 4.9
Ricky and Fatso are friends in need. They are in dire need of money since they are only paid slave wages at the...
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
Revisit 100 years of Chinese cinema through the RTHK TV program A Century of Light and Shadow. Aired in 2005, t...
Starry Is the Night
1988
star 6.5
As Cai Mei, a single 40 year old woman and a social worker starts a relationship with a teen-ager Tian-Ah, she...
大侠胡金铨
2022
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982
star 6.3
Jane, with plain looks but a heart of gold, is always in between jobs. Once she gets a job, her knack for creat...
Sunset in Paris
1989
star 7.0
The story of "Sunset Paris" tells that Leslie Cheung, who plays Leslie, and Maggie Cheung, who plays Maggie, ar...
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993
star 7.3
A German documentary on Hong Kong cinema.
Follow the Star
1978
star 8.5
On that side of the track is Ah Sing (Roy Chiao), uncouth, unkempt, a garage repairman, a bravado with plenty o...
Mission: Improbable
2001
star 7.5
A behind the scenes look at the stunt work of "Mission: Impossible 2", told through one stunt man who looks lik...