John Woo

John Woo

September 22, 1946 · 79 years old

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…

Known For

35 titles
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Face/Off

Face/Off

1997 · 2h 18m · Movie

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.

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Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000 · 2h 3m · Movie

IMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera".

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Paycheck

Paycheck

2003 · 1h 59m · Movie

A technical wizard learns that his memory has been erased.

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Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1996 · 1h 48m · Movie

Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.

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Silent Night

Silent Night

2023 · 1h 44m · Movie

A grieving father enacts his long-awaited revenge against a ruthless gang on Christmas Eve.

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Windtalkers

Windtalkers

2002 · 2h 14m · Movie

Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect the Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cipher.

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Hard Target

Hard Target

1993 · 1h 37m · Movie

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.

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Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

1992 · 2h 8m · Movie

A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.

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Bulletproof Monk

Bulletproof Monk

2003 · 1h 44m · Movie

Based on the very underground comic book of the same name, a Tibetan monk becomes a mentor to a young street punk and tries teaching him how to protect the scroll of ultimate power from a secret Nazi organization bent on world dom...

5.5
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The Killer

The Killer

1989 · 1h 51m · Movie

A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded.

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Red Cliff

Red Cliff

2008 · 2h 28m · Movie

The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).

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The Killer

The Killer

2024 · 2h 6m · Movie

After being betrayed by her master, a disillusioned assassin takes one final shot with the intention of using the money to help a musician she accidentally blinded regain vision.

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The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

1998 · 1h 27m · Movie

A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.

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A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

1986 · 1h 35m · Movie

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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Red Cliff II

Red Cliff II

2009 · 2h 22m · Movie

Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history.

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Bullet in the Head

Bullet in the Head

1990 · 2h 16m · Movie

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.

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A Better Tomorrow II

A Better Tomorrow II

1987 · 1h 45m · Movie

A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.

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Appleseed: Ex Machina

Appleseed: Ex Machina

2007 · 1h 45m · Movie

With Brialeos convalescing after a mission, Deunan is assigned a new and remarkably familiar partner as a strange wave of terrorist attacks plague Olympus.

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Reign of Assassins

Reign of Assassins

2010 · 1h 57m · Movie

Drizzle/Zeng Jing tries to start a new life after she had betrayed her gang and hid the remains of monk.

6.8
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I

2011 · 2h 24m · Movie

An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them.

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Once a Thief

Once a Thief

1991 · 1h 48m · Movie

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.

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Beginning of the Great Revival

Beginning of the Great Revival

2011 · 2h 4m · Movie

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Blackjack

Blackjack

1998 · 1h 52m · Movie

Dolph Lundgren plays Jack Devlin, a U.S Marshal who protects high-profile clients when it comes to a matter of security.

4.8
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All the Invisible Children

All the Invisible Children

2006 · 2h 4m · Movie

Through the plights of seven different children, seven cruel destinies unfold, as the unknown innocents who share the same sensitivities and desires struggle for survival, understanding--and above all--love, in an apathetic grown-...

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A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989 · 1h 45m · Movie

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.

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Manhunt

Manhunt

2017 · 1h 46m · Movie

Accused of heinous crimes he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.

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The Hand of Death

The Hand of Death

1976 · 1h 35m · Movie

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.

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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II

2011 · 2h 12m · Movie

After the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese and Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight for their dignity and honor so that they can truly be "Seediq Bale" or "real ...

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Peace Hotel

Peace Hotel

1995 · 1h 29m · Movie

A retired old west killer sets up a hotel for vagrants and wayward souls called Peace Hotel. When a woman with a gang on her tail attempts to hide there the owner of the hotel must revert to his old ways to protect his hotel.

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The Private Eyes

The Private Eyes

1976 · 1h 34m · Movie

The kingpin of the Manix Private Detective Agency and his fellow detective solve cases together.

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I Love Maria

I Love Maria

1988 · 1h 36m · Movie

The Hero Gang is a nasty group of thugs terrorizing Hong Kong with their killer robots, Pioneers 1 and 2. While Pioneer 1 looks like an oridinary robot, Pioneer 2 has been modelled on Maria, the gang's #2 thug. When Pioneer 2 gets...

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How Bruce Lee Changed the World

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009 · 2h 0m · Movie

How Bruce Lee Changed the World explores the amazing multitude of ways that Bruce Lee - the first international Asian superstar - has influenced pop culture.

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The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

1987 · 1h 33m · Movie

Treasury employee Fatty (Eric Tsang) discovered that bags of used 30 million in Hong Kong Dollars have not been incinerated due to a system error; therefore, he hatches up a plot to grab the dough before it is burned. He seeks his...

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Plain Jane to the Rescue

Plain Jane to the Rescue

1982 · 1h 26m · Movie

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.

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